Yesterday brought the news that the terrorists of Hamas who control the Gaza Strip have reached an agreement for reconcilliation with Al Fatah, the Palestinian party that is in control of the Palestinian areas of the West Bank. The two had come to blows four years ago when Hamas rose up and ousted the Fatah personnel from Gaza. According to the news, Egypt was instrumental in getting the two sides to agree to reconcile. Hamas made clear that its agreement with Fatah did not include either seeking peace with Israel or even recognizing the right of Israel to exist. In other words, a terrorist group with sworn enmity towards Israel is now supposed to take its place as part of teh palestinian government. All of the Hamas terrorists in Palestinian jails in the West Bank are supposed to be freed. Simply put, any chance for peace between Israel and the palestinians is dead for now.
So what are the Israelis to do about all this? Certainly, Israel will not stand by while the Hamas terrorists are released back into the population. Nor will Israel continue to turn over tax revenue which it collects for the Palestinian Authorizty; that would be giving money to arm its terrorist enemies. One wonders if the USA will cut off aid to the Palestinian Authority now that Hamas will be partially in control of it. My suspicion is that Obama will do nothing and that Congress will then act to cut off funding so long as Hamas remains part of the government.
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