Maybe, Just Maybe a Step Forward For Palestine
"Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday he will not head a government that recognizes Israel, striking a potential blow to President Mahmoud Abbas' attempts to create a national unity government."
You can read the full article on Yahoo News.
Although at first blush, this seems like bad news, on reading the full article the Palestinian President Abbas seems to feel that Hamas will agree to be governed by the treaty that was signed recognizing Israel by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
So the bottomline is that they refuse to say the words "Israel has a right to exist" but will agree to the treaty recognizing Israel. Seems like semantics to me.
This potential step however tenuous it may be by Hamas, could be key in the establishment of a true Palestinian state, renewal of international aide relieving the population of the suffering that it has experienced, and may actually lead to improved diplomatic relations with Israel.
I am not looking at this as a negative but rather a move in the right direction for the Palestinian population and stabilization in the region.
You can read the full article on Yahoo News.
Although at first blush, this seems like bad news, on reading the full article the Palestinian President Abbas seems to feel that Hamas will agree to be governed by the treaty that was signed recognizing Israel by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
So the bottomline is that they refuse to say the words "Israel has a right to exist" but will agree to the treaty recognizing Israel. Seems like semantics to me.
This potential step however tenuous it may be by Hamas, could be key in the establishment of a true Palestinian state, renewal of international aide relieving the population of the suffering that it has experienced, and may actually lead to improved diplomatic relations with Israel.
I am not looking at this as a negative but rather a move in the right direction for the Palestinian population and stabilization in the region.
