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"If Abbas wants the reconciliation to proceed, he should refrain from raising issues that we had already reached agreement about.""Instead, Abbas should be implementing what has already been agreed upon between Hamas and Fatah."
PLO Executive Committee member Hanna Amireh said differences emerged as soon as talks began.
Israel manipulated the process. Abbas got marching orders. Issues were raised to subvert unity. Policy demands disunity, manipulated elections, and Hamas kept isolated.
Palestinian People's Party Secretary-General, Bassam al-Sahi, expected better results. "It seems the process still needs extra effort," he now admits.
Fatah's Azzam al-Ahmad lied. He claimed progress was made. A committee will be formed to work through unresolved issues, he claims.
They persisted for years. Abbas has marching orders. Unity with Hamas is verboten. Time and effort spent produced failure. Nothing ahead suggests change.
Israel and Washington tolerate none. Nor do media scoundrels. The New York Times denies Palestine is occupied. Its preferred terminology is "disputed territories."
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