Splits Emerge In Palestinian National Unity Pact Already -- The Independent
Cracks have appeared in the fledgling national reconciliation between moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement and the militant Hamas group over whether the unity government to be formed within five weeks will recognise Israel.
A day after Israel suspended the troubled Middle East peace talks in response to the Fatah-Hamas agreement reached on Wednesday, saying it would not deal with a government that is backed by Hamas, elements within Fatah took pains to stress that the new government will recognise Israel and meet two other conditions set by the international community for dealing with Hamas: renouncing violence and honouring previous Israeli-Palestinian agreements.
It still remains unclear whether for Mr Abbas the agreement with Hamas was designed as a tactic to pressure Israel into meeting his demands to extend peace talks or a more strategic move based on the calculation that, nine years into his term, he needs to hold elections to renew his mandate. Polling has been impossible as long as the Hamas-Fatah rift persists because Hamas controls the Gaza Strip and can thwart it.
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My Comment: When their agreement was reached I gave them a few weeks before their "unity" agreement would start to fray .... I guess I spoke too soon..
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Even the greatest (Allah) has said (through the quran) that the non-muslims are more unified than us muslims. And that we muslims are very disunited.
Who can possibly disagree with that truthful statement from God.
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