Thursday May 12, 2011

I've Been Thinking:

Yesterday one of the senior leaders of Hamas in Gaza, Mahmoud al-Zahar, predicted that the Palestinian state will not be declared in September.

Al Zahar expressed skepticism about the entire process, asking very practical questions about borders and refugees. In general, he concluded that those backing the proposal and supporting the proposal are simply placating the Palestinians.

One of the biggest issues for Hamas is who will lead the Palestinians. Declaring a Palestinian state is the pet project of Palestinian Authority PM Salam Fayad. But Hamas will never tolerate having Fayad remain as prime minister. So they are hammering away at the entire proposal.

The official PA media outlet, MANA, reported that Abbas will be both President and prime minister and that he will have two deputy prime ministers - Fayad from Fatah and Ismail Haniyah from Hamas.

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