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Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)
Tue Feb 14, 2012, 05:54 PM Feb 2012

Abbas to address Fatah leadership

RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to deliver a speech before Fatah's revolutionary council Tuesday afternoon, as questions linger over a deal signed in Qatar with Hamas.

It was not clear whether the speech would address internal Fatah issues, or if it would be a political address in which Abbas can explain details about the agreement with Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal.

Hamas spokesman Ismail Radwan called on the president to “quickly form a national unity government as agreed in Doha and Cairo.”

Radwan criticized Abbas over “lagging” to form the government on that basis. He said remarks casting doubts on Hamas' position were an attempt to elude the agreement, reflecting a lack of seriousness.

The Hamas official said its leaders were unanimously committed to the Doha deal.

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