23.12.2011                      27.Kislev. 5772                       Channuka 3

Diplomatie:

'Abbas in a stronger position with Hamas in PLO'

Hamas official tells London paper "the liberation of Palestine is bigger than Hamas"; Prime Minister's Office slams deal.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will be in a stronger position to deal with Israel and the United States if Hamas joins the PLO, a senior Hamas official told pan-Arab London-based newspaper Asharq Alawsat Saturday.
According to the source, who spoke to Asharq Alaqsat following productive meetings between Palestinian factions aiming to "activate" the reconstruction of of a unity Palestinian government, reconciliation of Hamas with the PA would see Abbas become president of a more united Palestinian people, instead of just a segment of it in the West Bank….