I’d work up some outrage about this story, but, well, there won’t be a unity government. And, well, I’m not really suprised by this. And, well, I’m tired of being outraged over palestinian behavior.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday he would not demand that Hamas recognize Israel as a precondition for the establishment of a unity government in the Authority.
“However, I am demanding that the government adhere to the agreements of the Palestinian Legislative Council and the decisions reached by the United Nations,†he said.
The talks on the establishment of a Palestinian unity government are expected to resume Tuesday on the heels of Abbas’ meeting with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal in Damascus.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. The talks that keep collapsing. Sure. We got it. Now pull the other leg.
The palestinians will never have a unity government, because even though they’re working for the same aim—the destruction of Israel—they are using different methods, and Hamas has proven itself physically incable of Fatah-like lying about accepting the existence of Israel. Every time Hamas says something remotely close to it, and it gets reported worldwide as acceptance of Israel’s existence (even when it isn’t), within hours, their spokesmen are on the horn to the media telling them they never meant to recognize Israel.
If you want to talk about a true “cycle of violence,” that would be the way the press keeps portraying these scenarios as if they’re actually going to happen. There are only so many times one can see these stories before one wants to throw a brick through the television or computer.