Keeping puppets in place: "The U.S. administration is working behind the scenes to bolster the security forces under the control of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli sources said Monday. According to the sources, the United States is also promoting the creation of a new Palestinian administration that will manage the border crossings in the Gaza Strip. The same sources interpret the U.S. administration's moves as indicative of its desire to preserve the status of Abbas in the Palestinian Authority."