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May 1, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/853687.html

A Shaky Palestinian Unity Government

[Ha'aretz] Danny Rubinstein - PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshal rarely agree about anything: not about the diplomatic approach; not about the distribution of funds, which are not yet flowing in as expected; and not about how to delegate authority on security issues. Abbas' status is very shaky. Within the Hamas, too, the rift between the moderate stream, which supports the unity government, and the extremists headed by people affiliated with the movement's military wing, is growing wider. But what could topple the Palestinian unity government within a short time is the issue of Hamas participation in the PLO, the organization that represents the entire Palestinian people. On its behalf Abbas is supposed to reach agreements with Israel, and it is the PLO institutions that are supposed to ratify them.

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