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...pointed out that the new government had not accepted international demands to renounce violence and recognize Israel, and that even the moderates who now run key ministries are tainted by their political cohabitation with Hamas. Other governments showed more flexibility, ranging from full recognition of the new government (Norway, Arab countries) through cautious optimism (the European Union, Russia, the United Nations) to the idea that it might be possible to deal with ministers who were not members of Hamas (Britain, and even the United States...
...Palestinians have agreed to unite less out of common conviction than out of the necessity brought on by a crippling financial siege and Arab diplomatic pressure. The differences that persist among them were clear in the parliamentary session that ratified the new government: President Abbas made a speech emphasizing negotiations, while Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' political leader, re-asserted the Palestinian right to "resistance," and spoke not of recognizing Israel, but of extending a truce if a Palestinian state were established along its 1967 borders...
...platform fudges these questions. It pledges to pursue Palestinian "national unity," to promote transparency and fight corruption, to "end all forms of chaos" and to establish a national security council to oversee internal security. It pledges to "respect" past agreements and also the Saudi peace initiative adopted by the Arab League in 2002 (which offers full recognition of Israel and normalization of relations in exchange for a withdrawal to the Jewish State's 1967 borders, and a "just solution" to the Palestinian refugee issue). But it offers no explicit recognition of Israel. And while it raises the possibility of extending...
...little in the negotiations with Fatah. But Haniyeh understands that Hamas needs to ease financial hardship in the territories. "We will do what is required of us as Palestinians to unite and reinforce ties with the international community," said the Prime Minister. In an interview with a London-based Arab newspaper, Dr. Ahmed Youssuf, Haniyeh's chief advisor, said Hamas' hard-line ideology could change over time, or at least evolve somewhat. "The political reality is leading to changes in some of the ideas of the movement." Youssuf later told TIME that within Hamas, "We are talking about being more...
...While the new government and its platform are unlikely to sway the U.S. and Israel, it may yet gain traction because of doubts among other stakeholders that continuing the blockade will yield a positive result. And the fact that it comes tied to a renewed Saudi-led Arab peace process, one which both the U.S. and Israel have pondered exploring further, may raise the temptation to engage the new Palestinian government, imperfect as it may be, and closely monitor its behavior and its evolution...