The US State Department has issued a statement today declaring themselves “troubled” and “disappointed” by the news that the Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have reached a reconciliation agreement, ending years of violent acrimony.
Officially, the State Department presented this as a problem that “affects peace talks” and could prevent the extension of the talks beyond the deadline of April 29, though no one seriously believed an extension was coming anyhow.
The reality is that dividing the Palestinians has been a fairly long-standing US policy, and the Fatah-Hamas split after the 2006 elections came in no small part because of US lobbying for Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas to ignore the results.
The State Department had effectively failed at salvaging the peace talks weeks ago, and seems to be hoping to spin this unity deal as their excuse.
USG will rub people of their rights in blinking eye, they have done it to many nations and still are in business doing it, Palestinians are no exception, which is the reason for USG to be disappointed.
If a peace deal was reach with Abbas, what then was the plan for the Gaza strip?
The US and Israel go bananas every time the Palestinians make an effort to better their situation themselves or through the international scene, the American and Israeli leaders feel they are losing dictatorial control of the situation.
The Palestinians need to denounce Israel in the ICC, claiming all their land as per the 1948 UN charter. The 1967 boundaries are illegal since they were taken by forced aggression on the part of Israel – forget about them, change the rules of the game in the ICC. Palestine needs international intervention; the Americans are totally backing Israel. 1948 are the real boundaries for the states of Israel and Palestine.
Lately discovered Jen Psaki as sorta weaselspeak-central. A day or two of video editing and she'd be much better than any SNL version of her could ever hope to touch. “troubled” and “disappointed” Oh but surely we're "working closely with" and "engaging." Or maybe not…since "the ball's in the Palestinian court" …State-dept and Israel are both looking to stigmatize solidarity between certain groups… Like, if they had their way, tomorrow you might meet a GWoT-Sucker who thinks Fatahmmas is another wedding party to bomb. And obviously that Crimea and Russia were already peas in a pod was a non issue to them…because if it were the issue, they'd lose the argument.
Lately discovered Jen Psaki as sorta weaselspeak-central. A day or two of video editing and she'd be much better than any SNL version of her could ever hope to touch. “troubled” and “disappointed” Oh but surely we're "working closely with" and "engaging." Or maybe not…since "the ball's in the Palestinian court" …State-dept and Israel are both looking to stigmatize solidarity between certain groups… Like, if they had their way, tomorrow you might meet a GWoT-Sucker who thinks Fatahmmas is another wedding party to bomb. And obviously that Crimea and Russia were already peas in a pod was a non issue to them…because if it were the issue, they'd lose the argument.
WTF, why is it any on there US business if 2 brothers decided to be brothers again?
It is definitely the "business" of a Zionist Occupied Washington when the Palestinians start co-operating to get their rights and their land back. And that is the Washington that runs America – a Zionist controlled and occupied one (just ask your Congressman).
Why is it that every "journalist" here is an anti-semite?
Just doing what their masters in the Zionist lobby tell them.
Netanyahu is a shyster who oscillates between calling negotiation with Abbas 'useless because both Palestinian factions are divided' then when both Hamas and Fatah 'talk peace' he screams bloody murder that Hamas is 'a terrorist organization'.
Hamas, he forgets is a progeny of Israel, spawned to divide and conquer the Palestinians. Israel having painted Arafat/ Fatah as corrupt it was no surprise the Palestinians overwhelmingly voted for Hamas. not Fatah in a US supervised Election.
Israel as to be expected, true to form and as slippery as **** not happy with the results stages a coup to route Hamas and reinstate Abbas. The Palestinians should have stopped talking to the shysters a long time ago.
Maybe the US president elected in 2088 will be able to finally conclude the "middle east peace process" after breaking diplomatic relations with Israel.
The US won't exist by then. Hopefully Israel won't either.