Egypt blames Hamas for 'Palestinian' impasse
In an interview with the Egyptian newspaper al-Ahram, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said that the 'Palestinian' government under Hamas' leadership should back efforts to revive the 'peace process.'Aboul Gheit criticized Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, who is feuding with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction, for rejecting the Saudi initiative. Notice how the Arabs assume that if they accept the 'Saudi initiative,' Israel will have no choice but to go along.
He said the first step for reviving the peace process would be the release of an Israeli soldier - abducted by a Hamas-linked group on June 25 - in exchange for Israel freeing 1,000 'Palestinian'
But, he said, that won't be accomplished without "an internal Palestinian reconciliation."
But Haniyeh said that the 'main problem' with the 'Saudi initiative' is that it recognizes Israel in exchange for an Israeli pullout from the West Bank, Gaza Strip, east Jerusalem and Golan Heights. Not that having recognized Israel would prevent the 'Palestinian'
Abul Gheit's comments came hours after Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al Thani left the Gaza Strip after talks aimed at breaking the Hamas-Fatah deadlock ended without progress.
The Qatari foreign minister told reporters that his country's six-point plan for a Palestinian unity government was the center of the discussion, but that there was still no agreement on the core issue of recognition of Israel.
Al-Thani held separate meetings with 'moderate' Palestinian Authority Chairman
Abu Mazen's aide, Yasser Abed Rabbo, said after the talks that agreement was not close "on the core issues." He said the Qatari initiative is the "last political effort," and if it fails, "the alternative is an early election."
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 4:40 PM
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