File photo of Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Photo: PPO/Thaer Ghanaim – Handout)
Where do the U.S. and Israel want Hamas: as part of a transparent political system, or in underground tunnels?
In sum, despite its current ability to rip thousands of Palestinians to shreds on the flimsiest of pretexts, all is not well for Israel. Even their short term goals have not been met in this latest attack. Despite everything, the unity government has not broken, and Fatah and Hamas are currently presenting a united front in the ceasefire negotiations.
Image above: Palestinian inmates stand together in a prison in the West Bank town of Jericho
Image above: Palestinian inmates stand together in a prison in the West Bank town of Jericho
Samah Sabawi, a political analyst, observed of the Hamas-Fatah unity government:
“What we need more than ministries and authorities is resistance and liberation.” The unity government – whether of technocrats or elected officials – will still operate within the limitations imposed by Israel’s occupation.
The signing of 15 UN multilateral treaties and conventions by the Palestinian Authority signifies the end of its collaborative role as Israel’s proxy police force and consequently is the first step towards Palestinian unity and the long overdue Palestinian Spring.
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In popular idiom, doppelgänger hails from the German, meaning “look-alike” in behaviour or physical appearance.
By Catherine Shakdam | Press TV | September 26, 2013
Just as US President Barack Obama has been pushing for peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian authorities to allegedly find a solution to the region’s most contentious issue, Israeli Deputy Minister for Military Affairs Danny Danon candidly theorized that Tel Aviv should simply annul the Oslo Accords and rethink the entire “Palestinian problem” from a different perspective.
