The Fatah–Hamas reconciliation process refers to a series of reconciliation attempts to resolve the hostility between Fatah and Hamas since the 2006–2007 Fatah–Hamas conflict and Hamas' subsequent takeover of the Gaza Strip.. Pictured: Abbas (right) meets with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on May 30, 2007 in the Gaza Strip. In the last Israeli assault on the Strip, more than 2,200 Palestinians were killed, including 500 children, over a span of 50 days.With the release of Hamas' political document in 2017, the objectives of the two parties are effectively the same - creating a Palestinian state on the borders of 1967. For now, Abbas is prepared to swallow the bitter pill of defending Hamas. The morning after the vote, Abbas will wake up to the realization that Hamas was a strange bedfellow indeed.The articles printed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editors or of Gatestone Institute. This is obviously a short-lived honeymoon that will end the day after the UN General Assembly vote on the anti-Hamas resolution. Please note: comment moderation is enabled and may delay your comment. Judging from the statements of some of Abbas's top officials, it is nevertheless clear that they fear that a condemnation of Hamas would pave the way for similar moves against other Palestinian factions, including the Palestinian president's own Fatah.Does all this mean that Fatah and Hamas have agreed to patch up their differences and open a new page in their relations? The goal of the party is the creation of an Islamic State and the destruction of Israel. Hamas broke a coalition government with Fatah … Gaza, Aug 11 (IANS) The Islamic Hamas Movement has urged the Palestinians to confront Israeli measures in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. "Despite all our differences with Hamas, we are categorically opposed to the American and Israeli attempt to label Hamas a terrorist group," Another senior Fatah official, Abbas Zaki, was even more adamant in his defense of Hamas. In 2006, Hamas participated in 2006 Palestinian legislative election and won majority of the seats handing out decisive defeat to Fatah, both politically and socially. Fatah and Hamas factions are expected to meet again in Cairo on December 15 to set a date for holding PA elections, now two years overdue. However, the ways in which Fatah and Hamas strive for independence and freedom from occupation are very different:Fatah has always been the leading party in Palestine but Hamas won the 2006 elections and, in 2007, the two groups created a joint unity government. They have already rejected US President Donald Trump's yet-to-be-announced plan for peace in the Middle East, widely known as the "deal of the century." The PLO was created in 1964 with the goal to liberate Palestine, and today acts as the representative of the Palestinian people at the United Nations.After being pushed out of Jordan and Lebanon in the 1970s and 1980s, the movement underwent a fundamental change, choosing to negotiate with Israel. It is supposedly not fine, however, for the US administration to condemn Hamas for its terrorist attacks against Israel. There is no need to resubmit your comment.
The Israeli-Palestinian question remains at the core of the international agenda, but no external involvement has been able to solve the decade-long deadlock nor to halt the ruthless violations committed by Israeli forces.While Palestine is not recognized as an independent country, Palestinian political parties continue to engage in peaceful and non-peaceful actions to finally achieve independence and regain control over the territories occupied by Israeli settlers. Has Abbas discovered that he was mistaken about Hamas all these years and that its leaders, Ismail Haniyeh, Mahmoud Zahar and Yeyha Sinwar are actually his good buddies?The US-sponsored UN draft resolution condemning Hamas seems to have brought Hamas and Fatah closer to each other.