PA restoring ties with Israel undermines reconciliation, Hamas says
The reconciliation efforts between Hamas and Fatah are likely to go down the drain now that the PA announced that ties and security coordination with Israel have been restored.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority announced Nov. 17 that coordination with Israel has been restored after a six-month hiatus. On May 19, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had cut ties with Israel in protest of the US Mideast plan and the Israeli West Bank annexation plan.
The PA’s decision to resume coordination, however, has damaged efforts to achieve reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas. The latter is now threatening to undermine the agreements reached between the two sides, namely in Tukey on Sept. 24, when they announced agreement to hold legislative and presidential elections, as well as elections for the Palestinian National Council of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, within six months.
