Until the next coup
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his "cabinet" in Gaza have resigned, Hamas spokeswoman Israa al-Mudallal said, "paving the way for the new ministers of the consensus government."
Haniyeh welcomed the new cabinet as "a government of one people and one political system."
"We're leaving the government, but not the nation. We're leaving the ministries but not the question of the nation," Haniyeh said in a televised speech.
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Haniyeh's step down, meanwhile, is a dramatic about-face, after Hamas was adamant over its full control of a "unity" government, expressing over and over again that it would remain in control of both Gaza and the PA after elections and insisting that Haniyeh would rule the government.
More recently, Hamas announced that any "unity" government would be unequivocally subject to their approval before being established.
The group’s charter calls for the destruction of Israel, and at least one top official has ruled out the possibility that Hamas will recognize “the Zionist entity,” even after the unity pact with Fatah.Until the next coup.... So when will Rami Hamdullah be visiting Gaza? Heh.
Labels: coup d'etat, Gaza, Hamas-Fatah reconciliation, Ismail Haniyeh, Rami Hamdullah
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 5:46 PM
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