Comments on: Is it a Good Idea to Replace Hamas with Fatah? http://www.gaditaub.com/eblog/is-it-a-good-idea-to-topple-the-hamas-government/ Gadi Taub's Site and Occassional Blog Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:24:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Gadi Taub http://www.gaditaub.com/eblog/is-it-a-good-idea-to-topple-the-hamas-government/#comment-59 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 14:43:52 +0000 http://www.gaditaub.com/eblog/is-it-a-good-idea-to-topple-the-hamas-government/#comment-59 GMD: I don't think my point is that the PLO or Hamas, or both would recognize Israel's right to exist if we help along the national unity government. It was the national unity government would give less leway to the extremists. The urgent question is how to cut the levers by which those out to block partition operate. Leaving Hamas in government, and so in a position of responsibility, seems like a better choice than driving it back to the opposition. Besides, suppose you are right, and the Fatah is no better, what then would be the logic of trying to help resurrect a Fatah controlled government? GMD: I don’t think my point is that the PLO or Hamas, or both would recognize Israel’s right to exist if we help along the national unity government. It was the national unity government would give less leway to the extremists. The urgent question is how to cut the levers by which those out to block partition operate. Leaving Hamas in government, and so in a position of responsibility, seems like a better choice than driving it back to the opposition.
Besides, suppose you are right, and the Fatah is no better, what then would be the logic of trying to help resurrect a Fatah controlled government?

]]> by: GMD http://www.gaditaub.com/eblog/is-it-a-good-idea-to-topple-the-hamas-government/#comment-58 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 13:42:09 +0000 http://www.gaditaub.com/eblog/is-it-a-good-idea-to-topple-the-hamas-government/#comment-58 Arafat, a former member of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, together with some close cronies, such as Mahmoud Abbas, formed Al-Fatah in 1959. In 1969, after Ahmed Shukairy resigned, Arafat became Head of the PLO. When Arafat and PM Rabin exchanged letters that resulted in the September 13th, 1993 signing of the DOP, Israel accepted the PLO as a negotiating partner. The PLO recognize Israel as being gullible. In 1995, PM Rabin realized that the PLO/PA had not revoked its Covenant and so called for it to happen in the 1995 Interim Agreement. By 1998, it still hadn't happened so the WYE River memorandum was a reminder that it still needed doing. To this day, neither the PLO nor Hamas recognize Israel's right to exist. Israel, remains merely a target. Now if I'm mistaken, please confirm when the PLO Covenant had been amended, since 1968. Try hard! Arafat, a former member of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, together with some close cronies, such as Mahmoud Abbas, formed Al-Fatah in 1959. In 1969, after Ahmed Shukairy resigned, Arafat became Head of the PLO.

When Arafat and PM Rabin exchanged letters that resulted in the September 13th, 1993 signing of the DOP, Israel accepted the PLO as a negotiating partner. The PLO recognize Israel as being gullible.

In 1995, PM Rabin realized that the PLO/PA had not revoked its Covenant and so called for it to happen in the 1995 Interim Agreement.

By 1998, it still hadn’t happened so the WYE River memorandum was a reminder that it still needed doing.

To this day, neither the PLO nor Hamas recognize Israel’s right to exist. Israel, remains merely a target.

Now if I’m mistaken, please confirm when the PLO Covenant had been amended, since 1968.

Try hard!

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