Khalil Shikaki is the director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Research and a professor of political science, currently serving as a senior fellow at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University. An expert on Palestinian society, Shikaki has conducted more than 200 polls of Palestinians in the territories. He is the author of Arabs and Israelis: Conflict and Peacemaking in the Middle East. This interview is part of a special Moment package about what will happen after Mahmoud Abbas no longer controls the Palestinian Authority. For the rest of our coverage, click here. How do you see the political atmosphere right now in the Palestine Authority?  It is very depressing because the Palestinian Authority (PA) lacks legitimacy in the eyes of the public. Most people want to see Mahmoud Abbas resign as president....

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