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2006-09-25 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Abbas to give Hamas last chance before dissolving PA

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Posted by Fred 2006-09-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is a perfect example of what to expect at all times in the future.

Abbas is demanding that the political program of the proposed government recognize Israel and honor all previous agreements signed between the Palestinians and Israel.

As much as I would like to give Abbas some degree of credit, I cannot. This man has so completely failed to demonstrate any backbone in the midst of ever-increasing turmoil that these can only be his just desserts.

Hamas leaders have rejected Abbas's demand, saying they would never join a government that recognizes Israel and the Oslo Accords.

Which thereby puts the lie to everything that has gone before, right down to Arafat's Nobel Peace Prize [spit]. All of the quartet's grueling effort up in smoke. Hama is thumbing their nose at the entire world and still expecting the coffers to open up for them. I can only hope that, for once, Europe is listening, although I doubt it.

Amr and other Fatah officials said they did not rule out the possibility that they would initiate a no-confidence vote in parliament against the Hamas-led cabinet if the national unity negotiations failed. They are hoping that such a move would succeed, since more than 20 Hamas legislators are in Israeli prisons.

Let's hope that this was Israel's strategy all along. To capture sufficient numbers of the Hamas "government" whereby their voting strength is diluted and unable to counter Abbas' more rational agenda. Fuck knows that Olmert will schedule the release of these Hamas thugs just before the vote takes place.

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