Israel Matzav

United against Israel: Fatah, Hamas, Hezbullah... Kerry

With the Hamas-Fatah unity government scheduled to take effect on Monday morning, Prime Minister Netanyahu called the cabinet into emergency session on Sunday night to take measures that frankly are insufficient.

During the cabinet meeting, the ministers agreed to completely halt negotiations with the Palestinian Authority as long as it remains united with terror organization Hamas and to lower the amount of  money transferred to the PA.

Why 'lower'? Why not stop altogether?

The Israeli ministers also reconfirmed the decision to deny entry for three Palestinian ministers from Gaza into Ramallah. 

An exercise in futility. So long as they remain free, they can meet on Skype or a video conference or however else they want.

An Israeli official warned that the moment the Palestinian Authority brings Hamas into its government, it will be hard pressed to maintain its relationship with other countries.

“Hamas is a officially designated a terrorist organization across the planet,” the Israeli official said. The official added that the European Union, Great Britain, and Japan have all declared that Hamas is a terrorist organization.

 Don't bet on it. The 'Palestinians' have different rules than anyone else. Unity with Fatah will be a mikve (ritual bath) for Hamas.

If you need proof of that last statement, consider the reaction of US Secretary of State John FN Kerry in a phone call to Abu Bluff on Sunday.

The US has not publicly stated its position on the reunification of the Palestinian groups, which have been bitter enemies since Hamas ousted Fatah from Gaza in a bloody coup in 2007.

Kerry and Abbas discussed the unity government and the peace process, according to the Palestinian president’s office.

Officials there did not divulge Kerry’s remarks.

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Abbas promised Kerry that the unity government would recognize Israel and renounce violence.

There's no sign that Kerry even tried to talk him out of it. Not that it matters - Fatah is and always was as much of a terror organization as Hamas.

But at least the Arab Muslim world has found the usual thing to agree on: Kill the Jews. Even Hezbullah's Hassan Nasrallah (who is Shiite) met with representatives of Sunni Hamas last week according to a report on Saturday in Beirut's al-Akhbar newspaper.

Hezbollah head Hassan Nasrallah held several lengthy meetings with prominent Hamas officials last week, a Lebanese newspaper close to the organization reported on Saturday.

The meetings were meant to bring about a rapprochement between Shi’ite Hezbollah and its mother movement in Iran, on one hand, and Sunni Hamas on the other, Al-Akhbar reported. Several meetings have taken place.

Maybe part of the problem is Prime Minister Netanyahu's milquetoast reaction. 

“Hamas is a terrorist organization that calls for the destruction of Israel and the international community must not embrace it,” Netanyahu said.

“This will not strengthen peace; it will strengthen terrorism,” he said.

For how much longer will the Government of Israel pretend that 'good' Fatah is not a terror organization but 'bad' Hamas is?

For how longer will the Government of Israel pretend that the Obama-Kerry junta is anything other than an enemy of Israel and Jews?

Labels: Abu Mazen, Barack Hussein Obama, Binyamin Netanyahu, Hamas-Fatah reconciliation, Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbullah, John Kerry, Shiites v. Sunnis

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 7:46 AM