An empty threat?
Israel has once again repeated what has been a mantra here for the last four years: That we will cut ties with the 'Palestinian Authority' if it enters into a unity government with Hamas. “Abbas has to choose whether he wants peace with Israel, or peace with Hamas,” the official said. “He can’t have both. If he chooses peace with Hamas it will bury the peace process.”Well, Hamas isn't going to accept those conditions, but the World isn't going to require them to accept those conditions either. If Fatah enters into a unity government with Hamas, only Israel is likely to refuse to deal with them. Israel threats sound empty, because no one believes it will carry them out. It should stop talking and act.
Asked whether this meant that Israel wanted to see a permanent split between the West Bank controlled by Fatah, and Gaza controlled by Hamas, the official said Israel wanted to see the PA under Abbas once again take control of Gaza.
Israel’s objection to Hamas inside the PA government would evaporate, the official added, if the organization accepted the Quartet’s three conditions for acceptance: forswearing violence, recognizing Israel, and accepting previous Israel-Palestinian agreements.
What could go wrong?
Labels: Abu Mazen, Binyamin Netanyahu, Hamas-Fatah reconciliation, Ismail Haniyeh
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:55 AM
1 Comments:
Just like Israel's threats to retaliate in Gaza are empty and every one knows it.
What could go wrong indeed
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