Ben Gvir's threats.. a systematic strategy to undermine authority and national representation.

Dr. Dalia Arikat: These statements reveal the systematic Israeli targeting of the leadership and national representation as an official entity expressing the Palestinian people.

Akrm Attallah: This incitement is no longer just a matter of statements but has become part of an Israeli political vision that sees the disintegration of the authority as a potential interest.

Fayez Abbas: The president's adherence to national constants and his insistence on establishing a state are behind the escalation of the Israeli incitement against him.

Dr. Raed Al-Dab'i: Ben Gvir's statements reflect an institutional erosion in favor of extremist right-wing thought and political gangs within the Israeli government.

Awni Al-Mashni: The weak public support for the authority constitutes a dangerous factor that Israel relies on in its political and economic assault against it.

Mohammad Hawash: Ben Gvir's statements reflect the occupation government's despair in achieving its expansionist Kahanist ambitions and confirm its non-commitment to any political process.

The recent statements by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, in which he called for the arrest of President Mahmoud Abbas and the elimination of the Palestinian leadership, appear to be part of a systematic strategy aimed at dismantling the authority and undermining its role as a legitimate entity representing the Palestinian people.

Writers, political analysts, specialists, and university professors, in separate conversations with "Y," believe that these statements indicate an attempt to chart a new political and security path that relies on transforming the Palestinian-Israeli conflict from a political dimension to a purely security one, placing the Palestinian leadership and its legitimacy under direct threat.

They point out that these statements may reflect the ongoing rise of the extremist right-wing current within the Israeli government, which seeks to use incitement rhetoric to achieve electoral gains and enhance its position among the populist right-wing public.

This rhetoric, according to writers, analysts, specialists, and university professors, shows the Israeli government's tendency to expand Kahanist influence, which refuses to recognize the Palestinian leadership and sees the national authority as an obstacle to annexation and settlement projects, making any attempt to marginalize or dismantle the Palestinian authority part of a comprehensive political vision.

Systematic policies targeting the leadership

Dr. Dalia Arikat, a professor of diplomacy and conflict resolution at the American University of the Middle East, considers that the statements by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir regarding the arrest of President Mahmoud Abbas and the elimination of the Palestinian leadership come within the framework of systematic policies targeting the Palestinian leadership and the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.

Arikat clarifies that Ben Gvir is a "criminal and illegal" figure, and that everything he utters falls within the realm of crime and criminal thought, noting that this is not the first such threat, as the late President Yasser Arafat previously faced similar threats and endured a siege that lasted until his martyrdom.

She asserts that these statements reveal a direct targeting of the leadership, confirming that Palestinian representation as an official entity expressing the Palestinian people is systematically targeted.

Arikat points out that extremist Israeli figures, such as Ben Gvir, reflect a clear Israeli position that does not accept any legitimate Palestinian leadership, or the right of Palestinians to self-determination, or the existence of a Palestinian state, or even the recognition of an official Palestinian representative as a party in any peace process.

Arikat emphasizes that this incitement is part of an organized criminal process that includes three main crimes: genocide, apartheid, and the actual annexation of land, which are carried out within the colonial settlement project aimed at displacing the Palestinian people and replacing them with Jewish settlers.

Arikat confirms that all these measures are taking place under the umbrella of long-term and illegal Israeli military occupation, and that targeting the leadership comes in response to its adherence to international legitimacy, using diplomatic, civilizational, and legal tools to expose the crimes of the occupation.

She believes that these repeated Israeli policies, including public threats, constitute part of a systematic strategy aimed at weakening the Palestinian leadership and undermining its ability to represent its people, turning peace and diplomatic efforts into a continuous battle against the settlement project and Israeli hegemony over Palestinian land.

Arikat stresses that the continuation of Israeli practices, threats, and criminality is primarily due to Israel's repeated impunity.

Israeli political climate escalating against the authority

Writer and political analyst Akrm Attallah considers that Ben Gvir's call for the arrest of President Abbas and the elimination of the