Hamas: Gaza Not Safe for Abbas; Unity Deal Dead

Arutz Sheva ^ | 30/8/11 | Gavriel Queenann

[Eleutheria5]

Hamas co-founder Mahmoud Zahar hinted Tuesday there may be attempts on Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas should he visit Gaza.

In an interview with the London-based al-Quds al-Arabi, Zahar added Abbas would not be visiting Gaza.

Zahar stressed that Hamas was not interested in jeopardizing the internal security situation in the Gaza Strip should Abbas decide to visit and cause internal Fatah violence to occur as a result of "unsettled accounts."

According to al-Quds al-Arabi, Zahar may have been referring to the ongoing conflict between the Palestinian Authority chairman and ex-Fatah official and strident Abbas critic Muhammad Dahlan.

Recently, pointing out the rampant corruption and fiscal insolvency in Ramallah, Dahlan asserted a $1 billion fund had gone missing since Abbas became president in 2005.

Dahlan's accusation – during which he called Abbas a ‘dictator and a bully’ – came just days after PA security forces raided Dahlan's Ramallah home confiscating documents, weapons, and private luxury vehicles.

Nonetheless, an internal corruption probe launched by the PA has already seen five ministers close to Abbas dismissed for embezzlement and other offenses.

Zahar dismissed attempts by Abbas to rekindle the stalled reconciliation process between Hamas and Fatah's leadership as futile, saying of the failed process: "the [reconciliation] agreement was completed [in Cairo], but it's implementation is defunct."

Zahar dismissed any sort of talks that have occurred between officials in Fatah and Hamas of being concerned simply with "peripheral matters."

[Eleutheria5]

Now watch how fast they put the onus back on Israel to re-start piece talks.

[doc1019]

Somewhere in the Koran, cowardice is acceptable

[beethovenfan]

Muslims battling Muslims - “religion of peace” my a$$.

[Eyes Unclouded]

IIRC didn’t we send fatah a whole bunch of arms to help them keep the strip and watch as hamas just took the arms with very little resistance?

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Who needs Abbas, now that Egypt and Libya are about to fall into Al Qaeda’s hands?

[devolve]

[Netz]

...while ALWAYS claiming that your enemy is a coward! That is the amazing part of Islam...TRANFERENCE! Always call your opponent what you actually are. For example, if you call Israelis monsters, pigs and other names that I will not go into here, then you, the Islamist but be that hideous thing.

[Eleutheria5]

No. How dare you suggest that the honorable, brave warrior Abbas cower behind in Judah & Samaria. Let him come to Ghaza to show those jackals of the Hamas that he isn’t afraid. This is a matter of Arab pride. Let him come in peace and leave in pieces:-)

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Eleutheria5.

Hamas co-founder Mahmoud Zahar hinted Tuesday there may be attempts on Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas should he visit Gaza.

Talk is cheap, jihadists. Kill Abbas. In fact, don't even wait until he visits Gaza.

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[Gritty]

the rampant corruption and fiscal insolvency in Ramallah, Dahlan asserted a $1 billion fund had gone missing

If I recall, this was money given by us to the Palestinian Authority. It's nice to know it went to a good cause. /s/

Fools (us) and their money are soon parted...