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Diskin: Chances for true Palestinian unity slim
Hanan Greenberg
Published: 04.05.11, 17:12
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1.  MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (05.04.11)
As we all know the Pals need the unity government for show. They want to declare...unilaterally and illegally...for a new Arab entity. They MUST meet certain criteria according to International Law. Clearly you must have ONE government that could administrate this entity. So Fatah and Hamas had NO choice but to present a unified front. To at least create the appearance of a government. But as we all saw and read almost immediately, Hamas called for rescinding the recognition of Israel. This violated another of the CRITERIA that MUST be met under International Law. YOU MUST HONOR ALL PAST agreements. So as we see, really on so many levels, this group of people don't even come close to meeting the requirements.
2. Sounds like wishful thinking.
WikiMiki   (05.04.11)
3. Words of a soldier, not a politician
Mark ,   J-lem   (05.04.11)
Makes me wonder, maybe we should have people like him in the government, not another negotiator. Of course if it not just another political move... Which convince me even more that we should have people like him in the government.
4. Outgoing Shin Bet chief .
Salma ,   Palestine   (05.04.11)
BYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYE : )
5. A peaceful Hamas could be more of threat that terrorists one
Bloodyscot ,   Dallas, Texas   (05.04.11)
The Muslim Brotherhood will try to push Hamas to keep low profile for next year until after elections. The changes in the Arab world and on the world stage could allow Hamas to gain far more through peaceful means that ever possible by terrorism.
6. @5, if it's true they would have tried it by now, idiot
(05.04.11)
your invent a world that doesn't exist, and then make assumptions, hypotheses, analyses, conclusions, debates, arguments, discussions, controversies, all based on a house of cards. idiot!
7. They love failure, it's in their blood and blood lines.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (05.05.11)
8. NO TRUE UNITY.DUH!! IT DOESNT TAKE ROCKET SCIENCE
GLENN ,   YUCAIPA,USA   (05.05.11)
9. to Salma 4
john Darren ,   cairns-Australia   (05.05.11)
Outgoing Shin Bet chief will still be in Isreal but you wont.
10. Bibi Will Have to Make a Move
Noah Lev ,   HollywoodUSA   (05.05.11)
20 years ago, an Israeli being interviewed for US TV said, if need be, we will go back into Gaza. There seems a certain unreality in Israeli circles. Hamas will be beefed up, with Rafah opened up. (Weapons and Jihadists galore). Iran will send 2500 troops as threatened. As in Lebanon, Hamas will take over any unified govt, lets not be blind to that. If the UN allows 2 states..then what? Israel has problems now. And I havent talked about Hez and Syria. Israel may have to go back into Gaza, and slice the area up...with troops on the ground. BTW, will Israel still ship supplies to the Strip, while a Hamas govt prepares foranother and larger war? As C. Glick wrote, Bibi is talking to himself..no one else is listening worldwide.
11. Finally!, some common sense regarding this issue.
Ypip ,   Canada   (05.05.11)
Slim chance: "These kinds of attempts have been around for a long time..."
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