Great news: Hamas and Fatah terror groups agree to unity
Hamas has officially notified Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas of the movement's decision to join a national unity government which will prepare for upcoming presidential and parliamentarian elections, sources told Ma’an on Tuesday.I can't wait to hear what John Kerry has to say about this? Matt Lee? Attending the press briefing at the State Department today? Here's a good question to ask....
The sources, allegedly privy to the details, said that Abbas had previously received two phone calls from Hamas' chief Khalid Mashaal and from prime minister of the Hamas-run government in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh.
The two allegedly confirmed to Abbas that Hamas had agreed to join a national unity government with Fatah.
The sources pointed out that Hamas requested that the national unity government serve for six months instead of three as agreed in the 2012 Doha Agreement, one of numerous attempts at reconciliation between the rival Palestinian factions.
Abbas might ask current Palestinian Authority prime minister Rami Hamdallah to lead the unity government, sources said.
The Palestinian president will issue the needed presidential decrees announcing elections after attending a meeting of Arab countries' foreign ministers scheduled on December 21, sources added.
Labels: Abu Mazen, Fatah, Hamas, Hamas-Fatah reconciliation, Ismail Haniyeh, John Kerry, Khaled Meshaal, Middle East peace process, Palestinian elections
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 4:02 PM
2 Comments:
The PLO not the PA claims to have made a deal with Hamas. That distinction is largely meaningless except in the silly world of diplomacy.
Here is what the State Dept said last time (2012) Hamas and Fatah almost formed a unified government:
State Department plays down warnings about Hamas-Fatah announcement
Not promising at all.
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