Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh said on Friday that Israel's government is not just working to thwart a Palestinian state, but also "pushing the Palestinian Authority to collapse, and working to systematically weaken it."

Shtayyeh's comments came during a meeting with Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi and the Sultanate's Ambassador to Palestine Salem bin Habib Al-Amiri, which was also attended by the Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki.

He added that Israel is waging "several wars" against the Palestinian people: building settlements, killings and arrests, and an economic war on the Palestinian authority by siphoning off tax revenues.

In the absence of a political horizon, the Palestinian Authority is focussing its efforts to strengthen domestically in order to confront Israel's occupation, as well as conducting meetings with allies abroad to exert pressure on Israel. He also stressed the importance of holding elections, but that Israel must allow free and fair voting to occur across Jerusalem, as well as reconciliation between Palestinian factions. 

During the meeting, Shtayyeh stressed the importance of strengthening bilateral relations between Palestine and the Sultanate of Oman.  For his part, Albusaidi stressed his country's solidarity with the Palestinian people and their just cause.