Could congressional sanctions on Palestinians backfire for Israel?
By Josh Ruebner, contributor
In their unstinting zeal to safeguard Israel’s stranglehold over the Palestinians, members of Congress may have inadvertently set the stage for the materialization of Israel’s nightmare scenario: the collapse of the Palestinian Authority (PA). As the new 114th Congress gets underway, here’s how the law of unintended consequences could unfold over the next few years.