Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and other senior Palestine Liberation Organization officials are once against examining the possibility of canceling the PLO’s recognition of Israel in protest over stalled peace talks.

The PLO’s Palestine National Council is set to meet in the coming weeks, where the measure is expected to be considered.

The plan, proposed by several senior officials, will see the national council announce that in light of the failure to establish a Palestinian state, and in light of Israeli actions during the latest round of violence, the PLO’s recognition is withdrawn.

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PLO officials are also planning to invite senior Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders to take part in the meeting, thought the two terror groups are not members of the PLO.

According to senior officials who spoke with The Times of Israel, many Palestinian Authority officials oppose the move, which could have a dramatic effect on the PA’s relationship with Israel, the economic wellbeing of Palestinians and the ongoing security and civil cooperation between the two governments.

It could also have a deleterious effect on the PA’s standing around the world, including on its ability to draw aid from western countries, the officials said.

The threat to withdraw the PLO’s 1988 recognition of Israel has been raised by PA officials multiple times in recent months, likely as a way to highlight that recognition in light of Israel’s demand that Abbas recognize Israel as a Jewish nation-state. But Israeli officials contend that merely recognizing Israel’s existence is not enough to tackle Palestinian delegitimization of the Jewish state.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.