Posted on 04/23/2014 5:21:18 PM PDT by SJackson
JERUSALEM — Rival Palestinian political factions on Wednesday announced a surprise reconciliation deal and plans for a unified government, upending U.S.-backed peace talks with Israel just days before a deadline to end or extend the most substantive negotiations in years.
The deal would reunite the moderate Fatah faction in the West Bank, which has been negotiating with Israel, with the radical Hamas faction, which refuses to recognize Israel’s legitimacy. Hamas is blamed for allowing near-daily rocket attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip territory it controls.
Israel quickly condemned the plan and canceled a negotiating session with representatives of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas planned for Wednesday evening.
“This evening, as peace talks were about to take place, Abbas chose Hamas and not peace,” read a statement released by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. “Whoever chooses Hamas does not want peace.”
The statement called Hamas “a murderous terror organization that calls for the destruction of Israel.”
The United States, apparently taken unawares, called the development disappointing and a serious hurdle to nine-month-old peace talks that have been the signature diplomatic effort of Secretary of State John F. Kerry.
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It’s quite difficult to address the actions of this president in anything other than objectionable terms.
How do you address a vile man, in terms that are acceptable to decent folks?
I didn’t hate Jimmy Carter. I thought he was a world class ass h. and buffoon. This guy pushes every button there is. And what’s more, he’s proud of it, and looking for more to push.
Those who voted for this man, I hope you don’t get what’s coming to you, because this a nation would be done, and you would be in stockades if you did.
Hamas + PA/PLO = the largest terrorist organization in the world.
Question? will the world continue welfare payment to these
terrorists who only wanted to negotiate for the release of hundreds of convicted murders from Israeli jails.
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Yes.
It baffles me, but Europe and the United States send hundreds of millions if not billions to these groups that still talk of Jews as monkeys, and will never buy into peace until the Jews are all drowned swimming away from the land known as Israel.
It disgusts me to the absolute max.
“...The United States, apparently taken unawares, called the development disappointing and a serious hurdle...”
It was SOOOO unexpected! Who would have guessed that the
palestinians would refuse to make a deal???
Crikey, this administration is leaving THE WORLD in
tatters, not just us.
Will no one relieve us of this horrid tyrant?
Can you imagine, that's the best they can offer, the misogynist's wife and the most famous train rider on the east coast. I remember when famous train riders were the hobos.
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