Posted on 04/26/2014 12:29:57 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signaled on Saturday that he remains committed to troubled U.S.-backed peace talks, saying that any unity government agreed with the militant group Hamas would recognize Israel.
Abbass comments appeared aimed at soothing U.S. concerns about the unity deal he reached on Wednesday with Hamas, an Islamist faction sworn to Israels destruction and designated by the West as a terrorist organization. [ ]
Hamass opposition to Israel does not necessarily contradict Abbass position, as both sides have agreed that the unity government will not include Hamas members but be comprised of technocrats.
But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out talks with such a government.
Thats the oldest trick in the book. Its called the front office-back office gambit, he said, in which shady organizations put forward smooth-talking frontmenthe men in suits, Netanyahu said in an interview with MSNBC on Thursday.
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...saying that any unity government agreed with the militant group Hamas would recognize Israel... does not necessarily contradict Abbass position, as both sides have agreed that the unity government will not include Hamas members but be comprised of technocrats... "That's the oldest trick in the book. Its called the front office-back office gambit," ... in which "shady organizations" put forward "smooth-talking frontmenthe men in suits," Netanyahu said in an interview with MSNBC...
Democrats have been engaging in that practice for many years.
A couple links re author Noah Browning.
Noah Browning (sheikhNB) on Twitter
https://twitter.com/sheikhNB
Daily Star (Lebanon)
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Noah-Browning.ashx#axzz305wuF5xx
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