Hamas And Fatah Agree To Recognize Israel
Nji Che - All Headline News Staff Writer Gaza City, Gaza Strip (AHN) - Hamas and Fatah, the two rival Palestinian factions on Tuesday agreed on a resolution that implicitly recognizes Israel. According to a Palestinian official, the plan allows for a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel. The Fatah movement has been working to persuade the extremist Hamas group to endorse the document which calls for the settlement of the conflicts between "Israel and Palestine," thereby recognizing the sovereignty of the Jewish state. Officials say the deal would be announced later on Tuesday by Prime Minister Ismail Haniya of Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas, of the rival Fatah faction. Rawhi Fattouh, a Fatah spokesman told journalists, "We can announce that we have agreed on the document." He added that, "We can say that all the barriers have been removed." The Hamas movement's current policy calls for the destruction of the Jewish nation using force. It categorically rules out the use of peace to settle their long running land disputes. The Tuesday agreement comes amid tension with Israel after militants captured an Israeli soldier on Sunday. Palestinian authorities have suffered from inadequacy of funds to run the territory. The ruling Hamas government found itself unable to meet national expenses after foreign donors suspended aid to the regime. The resolution seeks ways to get the Hamas regime out of its current financia |
