Power Politics in Palestine: A More Confident Fatah Today?
Haaretz reports that, according to the Palestinian Wafa news agency, Azzam al-Ahmed, a senior member of the Fatah movement, on Sunday dismissed Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshal's remarks that the warring Palestinian factions were close to a deal for reconciliation. He said:
If Meshal means what he says, he should go to Egypt and announce his party's commitment to Palestinian reconciliation. We urge Hamas to sign it so that we begin implementing the agreement.
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Meshal had already started his visit to Saudi Arabia as soon as he was briefed about Egypt's Israel-Palestine: Gideon Levy “The Time for Words is Over”"bridge" role reiterated by Israel and the Palestinian Authority following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Cairo. The best destination was Riyadh since it was the only country that could be involved in the process after Egypt. At a meeting with Saudi officials in Riyadh, Meshal said: "We achieved great strides towards achieving reconciliation. We are in the final stages now."
Besides, the Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas stated in an interview with a Kuwaiti newspaper on Sunday that the PA had "verified information" that Hamas was planning attacks in the West Bank:
They are pushing some people to carry out violent acts in the West Bank. But we won't allow anyone to sabotage our internal security.
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