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| Palestinians announce new unity government ™ |
| 2007-02-08 |
| Peace in our lunchtime... MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Rival Palestinian factions agreed to form a unity government™ on Thursday and end fighting and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the new government to respect previous agreements. Trucefires™ I through IX... The signed deal read out by Fatah official Nabil Amr made no mention of the recognition of Israel, I'm sure that was a big sticking point... but an address by Abbas, read out by Amr, said the new government should abide by "international law" and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) agreements. Should. Not would. I "should" be a billionaire... Get out your stopwatches. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #11 actually Hamas says they WILL "respect" previous accords. Which is not what the US and Israel asked for, they asked for "accept" and "be bound by". respect is pretty vague. Abbas will probably say it doesnt matter cause Hamas is only part of the govt now. Expect some wrangling. US will say its not enough, Russia will say it is, Euros will be split, France vs UK&Germany. The sanctions on Hamas will probably erode. Dont count on renewed fighting between Hamas and Fatah soon, this isnt just a ceasefire,its a political deal. Such deals can fall apart of course, but that will probably take some time. meanwhile the political weakness of the Israeli govt cannot go on. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2007-02-08 22:31 |
| #10 Green light to "Quartet" to resume pressure on Israel |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-02-08 20:53 |
| #9 no mention of Hamas respecting previous treaties with Israel..wotta surprize! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-02-08 18:48 |
| #8 |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-02-08 18:28 |
| #7 ...and people. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2007-02-08 18:17 |
| #6 the Godfather movies had better writing and better plots. music, food and setting. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-02-08 18:05 |
| #5 Peace in our lunchtime. 2 x Heh. I guess this means the TruceFire Death Toll Counter gets reset. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-02-08 17:09 |
| #4 Wake me when the killing starts again in an hour. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-02-08 16:51 |
| #3 Peace in our lunchtime. Heh. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-02-08 15:54 |
| #2 Give it til the weekend. They're not back from Soddy Arabia yet. |
| Posted by: Fred 2007-02-08 15:41 |
| #1 This reminds me of a bad Godfather movie, keeping your friends close, and keeping your enemies closer. Of course, the Godfather movies had better writing and better plots. These guys can't shoot straight, can't make deals when they should, make deals when they shouldn't, always back the wrong side, and can't keep any promise they ever made. I know it is early, but is the deal off yet? |
| Posted by: whatadeal 2007-02-08 15:33 |