Official: Fatah signed proposal for reconciliation with Hamas due to mixup

A top Palestinian official says Fatah signed a proposal outlining a path to reconciliation with Hamas because of a mixup. Under the Yemeni plan, signed Sunday, Fatah and Hamas agreed on the goal of uniting in a single Palestinian government. 

The top Palestinian negotiator with Israel, Ahmed Qureia, now suggests that al-Ahmed was hasty. He says al-Ahmed called before the signing to get guidance from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, but that Abbas was busy hosting US Vice President Dick Cheney. Qureia says that "there was a misunderstanding" Involved in the signing. Other Abbas aides say al-Ahmed should not have signed. (AP)