Hamas and Fatah's dirty war
Khaled Abu Toameh tells us the truth about the 'Palestinians' (Hat Tip: Power Line). The only way to make progress towards peace is by insisting that the Palestinians first get their act together.To whom did Obama want to give that state?
What is the point in signing any agreement with Mahmoud Abbas or Salam Fayyad when we all know that the two men have no control over the Gaza Strip?
And who said that Abbas or Fayyad, who are regarded by a large number of Palestinians as “puppets” in the hands of the Israelis and Americans, would ever be able to sell a peace deal with Israel to a majority of Arabs and Muslims?
While Fatah has been seeking the help of the Israelis, Americans and Europeans to get rid of Hamas, the Islamic movement continues to rely on Iran, Syria and Qatar to undermine and discredit its rivals in the West Bank.
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The biggest mistake the Americans and Europeans made back then was to allow Hamas to participate in the election unconditionally. Hamas should have been told that if it wished to contest the vote, it must accept three conditions: renounce violence, recognize Israel’s right to exist and honor all previous agreements signed between the Palestinians and Israel.
The international community finally did wake up and present Hamas with these three conditions. But then it was too late because the Islamic movement had already won in a free and democratic election that was even supervised by former US President Jimmy Carter.
Read the whole thing.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 6:15 AM
1 Comments:
Abu Bluff is avoiding negotiations for two reasons: first, he values his life and second, he knows any agreement he signed would go nowhere. He knows perfectly well what happened to every Arab leader who made peace with Israel and he has no intention of being a martyr for Israel and the Americans.
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