Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu knows when to hold his ground. He understands the consequences of appeasement; especially when negotiations are with Muslim terrorists. Israel has to deal with the ever expanding power base of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Middle East (thank you Mr. Obama), Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and Iran.
Let us hope that our leaders will not sacrifice our nation’s honor by sacrificing Israel’s future for Obama’s arrogance.
David DeGerolamo
Netanyahu: Fatah-Hamas deal will end diplomatic process
Israel wants world to pressure Abbas not to sign with Hamas; PM says if Abbas moves to implement Palestinian reconciliation deal signed in Qatar, he will “abandon path of peace.”
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu blasted the emerging reconciliation agreement between Hamas and Fatah on Monday, sending a clear message to the international community that if it is consummated, the Israeli-Palestinian diplomatic process is over.
One reason for Netanyahu’s sharp response to reports of a deal – he made it a point to make his remarks both in Hebrew and in English – was to get the international community to pressure Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas not to implement it, one government official acknowledged.
“Anyone in the international community concerned about the peace process should be intervening now with the Palestinians to prevent the consummation of this marriage,” the official said.
The agreement, reached between Fatah and Hamas under the auspices of Qatar, calls for Abbas to serve as an interim prime minister of a Palestinian unity government made up of independent figures.
The government’s primary job would be to prepare for presidential and parliamentary elections, and to rebuild the Gaza Strip.
After the agreement was reported, the Prime Minister’s Office distributed a “special statement” by Netanyahu, saying that in recent weeks he and “several world leaders” have made serious efforts to advance peace.
“If President Abbas moves to implement what was signed today in Doha, he will abandon the path of peace and join forces with the enemies of peace,” Netanyahu said. “Hamas is an enemy of peace. It’s an Iranian-backed terror organization committed to Israel’s destruction.”
