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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-day-abbas-moved-from-rebuffing-trump-to-joining-forces-with-the-terrorists/

Abbas Has Partnered with Hamas

(Times of Israel) David Horovitz - At a joint press conference on Thursday, Fatah's Jibril Rajoub and Hamas' Saleh al-Arouri vowed to work together to resist Israeli sovereignty moves and "topple" the U.S. peace proposal. Here was one of PA President Abbas' most senior colleagues, grandly declaring that Fatah was henceforth partnering with Hamas, ready to work in "100% harmony" with an Islamist terror organization committed to the destruction of Israel. The media event was a stinging blow to the lingering hopes of those who insistently regard Abbas as a potential peace partner with whom Israel might be able to reach a dependable peace agreement. It was confirmation for the consensus view in Israel that it dare not risk relinquishing adjacent territory to the Palestinians under his rule. The Fatah-Hamas pledge of partnership by Rajoub and al-Arouri, who has a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head, was approved in advance by Abbas and it was shown on both PA and Hamas TV.

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