Until the next coup
Hamas 'President' Ismail Haniyeh and his 'cabinet' have
resigned to make way for the 'unity government.'
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
Hezbullah threatening military coup if Assad falls
Hezbullah is threatening to carry out a
military coup in Lebanon if the Assad regime falls in Syria (link in Arabic). This is from a
Google translation.
Sources close to Hezbollah's 'Arab. Net', the fortunes of the protests in Syria; especially after the decision to suspend the membership of Syria in the Arab League prompted the Shura Council resolution - which is the highest leading authority in the Party of God - to begin to study the options available to meet the next phase and their effects on the various political forces and popular in Lebanon.
According to these sources, there are several scenarios are traded, including those based on the start action field fast; just like what happened on the seventh of May / May 2007, but on a larger scale, similar to a military coup, in accordance with the plan already agreed upon in coordination with the parties to the internal and loyal ally of the party.
And followed these sources: 'The moment that feels Hezbollah, the downfall of the Assad regime is imminent as a result of movements of the People or by the foreign military intervention, the military groups affiliated to it; will start to move quickly to take control of Beirut in Hqiha east and west in full coordination with the Party of National Movement free under the leadership of General Michel Aoun, under the title (Protection of resistance; and its weapons of views internal Lebanese), where say the party that this move came to meet those internal forces that were preparing to besiege the Resistance in coordination with external parties, especially Israel, which will use the fall of the Syrian regime to crack down on party God by waging war upon the southern front. "
She stressed that the sources ', that scenario will justify resort to all means to protect the weapon and defend it, despite the damage and its successor the victims of this kind, which may lead to civil war'.
Read the whole thing.
They're afraid that if Assad falls, Israel will take advantage to attack Lebanon (I know of no such plans and have not heard anyone here talking about that). Hezbullah wants to control Lebanon to 'defend' it in that event.
Hmmm.
Labels: Bashar al-Assad, coup d'etat, Hezbullah, Syrian uprising
Nasrallah threatens a coup
Even if he hadn't come right out and said it, you'd have to be naive not to consider the possibility. So now that
he's said it, will anyone take him seriously and prepare to check any move he might make? Don't bet on it.
At a November 12, 2010 meeting with members of his movement, Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said Hizbullah and its allies had a wide range of options for responding to an indictment by the Al-Hariri tribunal, including a broad operation to change the face of the Lebanese regime. He added Hizbullah was keeping its plans a secret, for fear of leaks.
What could go wrong?
Labels: coup d'etat, Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbullah
