‘The Occupying Power’

If the PA collapses, would Israel be responsible for administering Palestinian life? Washington Post reporter Scott Wilson sure thinks so:

Abbas is calculating that neither Israel nor foreign donors want the Palestinian Authority to collapse. That would require the Israeli government, as the occupying power, to assume a larger role in the territories at a time when Israel’s leading political party is proposing a unilateral withdrawal from parts of the West Bank after the election.

Is Wilson’s assessment correct? Post your comments below.