yes please. Civil War within Hamas would be a good thing especially with the latest report having Meshaal firing a couple of Hamas dudes because they disagreed with the Iranian edicts being handed down wrt negotiations with Fatah.
Iranian and Syrian pressure has led Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Meshal to dismiss his deputy Musa Abu Marzouk and senior militant Imad Al-Almi, according to a report in the Kuwaiti daily Al-Siyasa.
According to Al-Siyasa, the dismissals were carried out because of a schism between the two militants and Meshal in regard to Iranian and Syrian influence on Hamas, and the issue of negotiations with Fatah.
Marzouk and Al-Ami reportedly pushed for greater Hamas independence from Syria and Iran, while Meshal was adamant about adhering to diplomatic edicts handed down to the group from Damascus and Teheran.
Al-Siyasa reports that the decision was dictated by the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard in Lebanon Hassan Mahdawi, who offered Meshal the full support of the Revolutionary Guard.
http://www.haaretz.com/...
Can you say "Hamas = Iranian puppet?"
So Meshaal has apparently brought in a couple of Yes Men in their stead who are fine and dandy with the staus quo - sucking on Iran's teat 24/7. But appararntly there's growing animosity directed at the lavishly living, comfortable Meshaal who resides in Syria - some Hamas members have taken to calling him dictator.
Fatah/Hamas reconciliation , of course, hinges on one word...."Abides"
GAZA (Reuters) - Rival Palestinian factions have so far failed to overcome obstacles in reconciliation talks which they hope will lead to a unified governing body for the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, officials said on Friday.
President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement has insisted during Egyptian-hosted talks taking place in Cairo that rival Islamist group Hamas must "abide" by existing peace agreements signed with Israel but Hamas has refused to make such a commitment.
Hamas proposed using the word "respect" instead of "abide" but this falls short of satisfying the conditions set by United States, Israel and Western countries.
http://www.reuters.com/...
So these fired dudes seemingly want to reconcile with Fatah in order to get their hands on billions in reconstruction aid pledged for Gaza. No unity - no aid. Iran, however, obviously has other plans for Hamas. In the mean time Meshaal dines in the finest Syrian establishments.
Bethlehem - Ma'an – Senior Hamas leader Khalid Mash’al dismissed his deputy, Mousa Abu Marzouq and another leader because of their reported opposition to the dictates of Syria and Iran, according to the Kuwaiti newspaper "Politics."
The report also states that Mash’al had the two leaders dismissed in exchange for a promise of continued support from Iran.
http://www.maannews.net/...
Concurrently, Fayyad has formed a gov't in the WB. He had resigned some months ago in the hopes of paving the way for reconciliation with Hamas, but as mentioned above , that was a no go.
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has unveiled a new government that excludes Hamas but comprises half of the cabinet from his Fatah faction.
The government was sworn in on Tuesday at a ceremony in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
The swearing-in saw 20 ministers taking the oath of office while another four are expected to be sworn in separately. The government will be headed by Western-backed Salam Fayyad.
http://english.aljazeera.net/...
PM Fayyad will continue to hold the all important Finance portfolio. However Fatah has problems with the makeup of the new gov't.
Fatah, on the other hand, said it decided to boycott the new Fayad government because its representatives had not been consulted beforehand.
Disagreements in Fatah prompted two officials to turn down Abbas's invitation to serve as ministers shortly before the swearing-in ceremony at the Mukata compound in Ramallah.
Despite Fatah's decision to boycott the government, 10 members of the faction accepted ministerial portfolios on an individual basis. Their decision is viewed as a sign of the deepening crisis in Fatah, which is already in turmoil over its failure to hold its sixth general assembly for the past two decades.
http://www.jpost.com/...
Fatah's in turmoil. And amusingly, Hamas won't recognize this gov't. Nor will they recognize Israel.
"This government is illegal and we will not recognise it," Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhum said in a statement.
What does Hamas recognize? Oh yeah, all things Iranian.
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