Posted by
Grampus on Monday, September 11, 2006 3:07:39 PM
There is an article in USA Today
[link] speaking of a unification of Hamas & Fatah to form a unified government with the state of Palestine.
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The proposal that would form the basis of the coalition's political program calls for a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza, acceptance of U.N. resolutions calling for a territorial settlement, and an end to violence (when pigs fly!) inside the borders of sovereign Israel. It also calls for acceptance of an Arab initiative that would lead to a comprehensive settlement of the Mideast conflict.
There were no immediate details on the provisions of the developing coalition agreement, or whether it would go far enough to end the economic siege. But both sides said it was based on a proposal that
many have interpreted to imply the recognition of Israel, (a little too muddy for my tastes) a key international demand.
Remark: It’s always about the money.
Western nations and Israel have been withholding hundreds of millions of dollars from the Hamas-led government, which swept January parliamentary elections, because of the group's refusal to disarm, recognize Israel and accept existing peace agreements.
Remark: Then at the very end…up pops the deal killer!
Israel has rejected the plan, which would require a full Israeli withdrawal from territories captured in the 1967 Mid East war.
When pigs fly!
Grampus