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Abbas Threatens to sever relations with Israel if it negotiates with HAMAS
2018-09-07
[JP] Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas threatened to sever ties with Israel if the state makes an agreement with Hamas, Palestinian sources told Al Hayat, a London based newspaper on Friday.

According to the report, the sources said that Abbas's position caused Egypt to place the internal Palestinian reconciliation at the top of its list of priorities and to reject the "calm first" option.

Abbas said that he had met with Shin Bet director Nadav Argaman in early September. Argaman had tried to persuade Abbas not to sabotage the efforts to arrange a settlement between Israel and Hamas and to ensure a Palestinian reconciliation, according to an Israeli source on Monday. According to the report, Argaman told Abu Mazen that this is a historic opportunity and it would be a shame to waste it.

Because of this change in priories, Hamas might be forced to seek alternatives other than direct talks with Israel towards a calm agreement, including possibly reaching a truce with Israel but having PLO delegate Azzam al-Ahmad sign the agreement.
Posted by:Besoeker

#1  Step 1: Negotiate with Hamass.

Step 2: Wait for Mahmoud to get all pi$$ed off and sever relations with Israel.

Step 3: Help Him build an enormous wall to keep the Juice out, including by sea.
Posted by: gorb   2018-09-07 09:44  

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