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May 9, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=219611

Strategic Affairs Minister: Hamas Signed Unity Deal Out of Weakness

(Jerusalem Post) Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya'alon said on Saturday that Hamas signed the unity agreement with Fatah out of weakness and that it should not be believed that they are moderating their extreme views toward Israel. The former IDF chief of staff said that Israel's improved ability to defend itself with the recently deployed "Iron Dome" anti-rocket system contributed to the Gaza leadership's decision to reconcile with the Palestinian Authority. Israel should not "delude" itself into thinking that the agreement between the Palestinian factions is a real reconciliation.

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