[[{"content_id":"125120","domain_id":"0","lang_id":"en","portal_id":"2","owner_id":"29","user_id":"1","view_accesslevel_id":"0","edit_accesslevel_id":"0","delete_accesslevel_id":"0","editor_id":"0","content_title":"Who threw banana peel under Abbas feet","content_number":"0","content_date_event":"2014-09-17 17:54:07","content_summary":"Abbas was wrong in launching criticisms against Hamas during the Cairo meeting","content_summary_fill":"0","content_body":"Qudsna, Ahmad Kazemzadeh:\r\n\r\n\tSince the time the Fatah and Hamas movements launched a campaign to form a unity government, no party has sought to disrupt their campaign except for the Zionist regime. In the Arab League foreign ministerial meeting in Cairo however the PA head Mahmoud Abbas surprised many Palestinians by criticizing Hamas.\r\n\r\n\tAbbas also renewed the criticism following the meeting and accused Hamas of forming a parallel, shadow government in Gaza. If Hamas has not shown restraint, the unity government idea would have been over.\r\n\r\n\tOne may suggest several factors for the unexpected shift in Abbas&#39; position. The prime suspect is the Zionist regime. Actually, Abbas remarks came after the Zionist authorities accused Hamas of pursuing a coup in the West Bank.\r\n\r\n\tIt remains questionable that why Mahmoud Abbas made the criticisms while being witness to the unconstructive role of the Zionist regime in the Palestinian reconciliation efforts. Indeed, other factors have been involved, one of them the pressures on Abbas made by those countries who have joined the reconstruction of Gaza. One must note the fact that the reconciliation agreement was signed prior to the war and that the war on Gaza and especially an incomplete truce agreement gave rise to certain issues that have cast a shadow over the unity government deal.\r\n\r\n\tThe truce deal has stipulated the reconstruction of Gaza for which the crossing into Gaza must be opened to the arrivals of trucks of Israel-banned construction material as well as a fund of 7.5 billion dollars. Both would be met only if the Gaza rule is ceded to the Palestinian Authority as neither Israel nor the reconstruction sponsors would agree to cooperate with Hamas. Pressures would be natural on Abbas from the two so that he scraps his previous cordial exchanges with Hamas.\r\n\r\n\tOne may also ask why Abbas chose the Cairo meeting that was originially formed to consider the fight against the ISIL terror group for launching his criticisms of Hamas. The speculation is that Abbas has thought that the anti-terror coalition formed and touted by the US government would eventually befallen the Palestinian resistance groups, hence no more need to have ties with the groups.\r\n\r\n\tAbbas however is wrong in launching the criticisms as past experiences show that the Palestinian Authority could make no breakthrough in the Palestinian issue by relying on external parties, including the international bodies. The sole way to save the Palestinians from the occupation is to keep the path of national reconciliation and support the lineof resistance.","content_html":"<p>\r\n\t<strong>Qudsna, Ahmad Kazemzadeh:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\tSince the time the Fatah and Hamas movements launched a campaign to form a unity government, no party has sought to disrupt their campaign except for the Zionist regime. In the Arab League foreign ministerial meeting in Cairo however the PA head Mahmoud Abbas surprised many Palestinians by criticizing Hamas.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\tAbbas also renewed the criticism following the meeting and accused Hamas of forming a parallel, shadow government in Gaza. If Hamas has not shown restraint, the unity government idea would have been over.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\tOne may suggest several factors for the unexpected shift in Abbas&#39; position. The prime suspect is the Zionist regime. Actually, Abbas remarks came after the Zionist authorities accused Hamas of pursuing a coup in the West Bank.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\tIt remains questionable that why Mahmoud Abbas made the criticisms while being witness to the unconstructive role of the Zionist regime in the Palestinian reconciliation efforts. Indeed, other factors have been involved, one of them the pressures on Abbas made by those countries who have joined the reconstruction of Gaza. One must note the fact that the reconciliation agreement was signed prior to the war and that the war on Gaza and especially an incomplete truce agreement gave rise to certain issues that have cast a shadow over the unity government deal.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\tThe truce deal has stipulated the reconstruction of Gaza for which the crossing into Gaza must be opened to the arrivals of trucks of Israel-banned construction material as well as a fund of 7.5 billion dollars. Both would be met only if the Gaza rule is ceded to the Palestinian Authority as neither Israel nor the reconstruction sponsors would agree to cooperate with Hamas. Pressures would be natural on Abbas from the two so that he scraps his previous cordial exchanges with Hamas.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\tOne may also ask why Abbas chose the Cairo meeting that was originially formed to consider the fight against the ISIL terror group for launching his criticisms of Hamas. The speculation is that Abbas has thought that the anti-terror coalition formed and touted by the US government would eventually befallen the Palestinian resistance groups, hence no more need to have ties with the groups.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\tAbbas however is wrong in launching the criticisms as past experiences show that the Palestinian Authority could make no breakthrough in the Palestinian issue by relying on external parties, including the international bodies. The sole way to save the Palestinians from the occupation is to keep the path of national reconciliation and support the lineof resistance.<\/p>","content_source":null,"content_url":null,"content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2014-09-17 17:54:07","content_date_finish":"2014-09-17 17:54:07","content_date_register":"2014-09-17 17:54:07","content_date_last_edit":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"1","content_show_related_img":"1","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"0","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"1","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"123375","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"2820189022","attach_date_register":"2014-09-17 17:54:10","attach_id":"122807","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"320","attach_img_height":"120","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"0","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"145","visit_date_last":"2025-05-10 18:39:16","attach_title":"Who threw banana peel under Abbas feet","node_title":"Commentaries","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":134, \"left\":25, \"right\":26}]"}]]