Yara Hawari, Al-Shabaka's Palestine Policy Fellow, tells The Real News Network that the Palestinian Authority is resorting to violence against its own people because it has lost its legitimacy, as it collaborates with the Israeli siege on Gaza.

"A UN mandate would provide protection not just for Palestinians, but for all those living within and beyond the occupied territories.”

The relationship between the US president and the PA has been nothing less than a roller coaster ride, analysts say.

As Netanyahu grapples with corruption investigations, Minister of Finance Moshe Kahlon has fortified his power base by lowering prices for cell service and building homes.

Palestinians discuss their options as Israel codifies its annexation of the occupied Palestinian territories.

Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), president of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian Authority (PA), and chairman of Fatah, the largest Palestinian political faction, is outraged, incensed, disgusted and offended, all at the same time.

“Japan's move to recognize Palestinian statehood is in line with its regional neighbors, most of whom also recognize Palestinian statehood. However, we could also understand it as an attempt to break free from the US' domination of the peace process,” added Dr Hawari.

A senior member of Fatah, the party ruling the occupied West Bank, has been expelled from the mourning tent for a Palestinian slain by Israeli forces.

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and President Prokopis Pavlopoulos of Greece in the capital, Athens, on Monday, amid criticism from left-wing groups and others.