RAMALLAH: Deep divisions will limit progress at reconciliation talks between Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah this month, conversations with five sources in the groups indicate, but the meetings highlight that the militant group is likely to retain influence...
The talks between Hamas and the Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be held in China in mid-June, according to officials from both sides. They follow two recent rounds of reconciliation talks,The next meeting will be held amid attempts by international mediators to reach a, with one of the key sticking points being the"day-after" plan - how the enclave will be governed.
Hamas, which ruled Gaza before the war, recognises it cannot be part of any internationally recognised new government of the Palestinian territories when fighting in the enclave eventually ends, said the source. The prospect of Hamas surviving as an influential political player is a thorny issue for Western states.
Killing every member of Hamas was unrealistic and was not the goal of the Israeli army, but destroying Hamas as a governing authority was"an achievable and attainable military objective," said Peter Lerner, a spokesperson for Israel's military.Western states support the idea of post-war Gaza being run by a revamped Palestinian Authority , the administration led by Abbas that has limited self-rule over patches of the West Bank.
Despite the talks, the factions' enmity means odds remain low for a deal to reunite the administration of the Palestinian territories, the conversations with the five sources indicated, a view echoed by four experts. Senior Fatah official Sabri Saidam told Reuters that forming a new government would amount to wasting time.
Fundamentally at odds with the PLO over Israel, Hamas has never joined the body but has long called for elections to its governing institutions, including its legislative body known as the PNC.
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