Olmert: No separation between Abbas, Hamas

[barb162]

Olmert: No separation between Abbas, Hamas


Acting PM tells U.S. envoy David Welch that 'there is no artificial separation between Abbas, authority ruled by Hamas;' Foreign Minister Livni says it would be 'mistake for international community to take comfort in Abbas' arms after Hamas' ascension to power'

Ronny Sofer



Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday told Assistant U.S. Secretary of State David Welch that Israel sees "no separation between Abbas and the authority ruled by Hamas, and this must be understood and emphasized."

Olmert told Welch that Abbas represented an authority headed by Hamas. In talks between the two, Welch expressed concern for the humanitarian situation of citizens of the Palestinian Authority.

Olmert said that "Israel shares the same concern but this does not allow funds to be transferred directly to the Palestinian Authority."

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(02.26.06, 19:10)


http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3221289,00.html

[MrPrax]

1. Good to get this out in the open...

Essentially it doesn't really matter what the Palestinians do then and Israel will continue it's illegal campaign of murder, terror and starvation.

Is it just me or does the PA sound a lot more reasonable than virtually any of the Israelis in all this?

"The idea is to put the Palestinians on a diet but not make them die of hunger," prime ministerial adviser Dov Weisglass very Statesmanlike...not fanatical at all.

[xchrom]

3. a charming turn of phrase

from the folks in charge of -- well -- the big guns, eh?

[tatertop]

4. Olmert doesn't even make believe he is interested in making peace

How refreshingly evil of him.

[barb162]

6. He's the one who suggested to Sharon withdrawing from Gaza;

And there is absolutely no point in continued fighting, N-O-N-E

[AlamoDemoc]

2. I would hope that he is just saying this as election rhetoric n/t

[IndianaGreen]

5. Only the Americans want Abbas

a man without a mandate, an anachronism of the failed Quartet scheme.

C'mon, let us not kid ourselves, here are the irrefutable facts:

1. Hamas was democratically elected and they are now the government for the Palestinians.

2. Hamas is just as committed today to the destruction of Israel as they were before the PA elections.

3. Hamas is not a partner for peace, but only a partner for destruction.

4. Israel will make her own peace, establishing new permanent borders, and withdrawing from most of the West Bank.

5. The US is irrelevant, as it should be!