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Thursday, September 14, 2006
Can Hamas Move Into The Mainstream? "In meeting after meeting in Gaza City in the days to come, the shape of the new Palestinian government of national unity ought to take shape. This is the hard business of factional manoeuvring and deal making - deciding which parties and individuals will get which cabinet posts. The prime minister of the current, Hamas-controlled, government, Ismail Haniya, will keep his job. But beyond that, nothing is certain." A report in the Scotsman.com by Nidal al-Mughrabi adds: "Hamas hopes a new Palestinian unity government will create enough "wiggle room" to draw EU countries on side and get international sanctions lifted, an aide to Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Thursday. The new government, which would replace the Hamas-led administration that has run the Palestinian territories for the past six months, is currently being formed by Haniyeh of Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah. While Hamas, an Islamist movement, would retain its position on issues like non-recognition of Israel, and Haniyeh is expected to remain as prime minister, Hamas hopes that the unity government will be regarded as more "palatable" to the West. The United States and the European Union imposed financial sanctions on Hamas's government when it came to power in March because Hamas refused to recognise Israel, set aside violence and abide by existing peace agreements with the Jewish State." An Associated Press report published in the Jerusalem Post says: "Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Thursday accused the United States of undermining efforts to form a new Palestinian coalition government. "The US administration does not want the Palestinians to be unified. It puts obstacles in the way of this political coming together," Haniyeh told reporters. "It wants to extort the Palestinian people and the Palestinian government." In the ongoing murder of civilians, each side loses any legitimate points they have in this ongoing dispute. By refusing to acknowledge a fact, Israel exists, more than half a century old, a modern world fact that, in today's times, simply isn't going to change -- regardless of the rights or wrongs of its origin -- Hamas doesn't leave much hope that it can function within the norms of modern civilization and government. Blogger News Network is advertiser-supported, and your visits to our advertisers help BNN to meet its expenses. Help keep us afloat! posted by Sharon Secor at 10:06 AM |
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