Hamas heeft al aangekondigd dat de nieuwe eenheidsregering niet van plan is Israel te erkennen, het 'gewapende verzet' (lees: raketten en aanslagen tegen burgers in Israel) op te geven, of eerder overeenkomsten tussen Israel en de PLO te erkennen. Zie ook: Hamas: Palestijnse eenheidsregering zal Israel niet erkennen .
Dit kan dan ook slechts gezien worden als het einde van een relatief gematigde regering.
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Palestinians bid farewell to moderation: Fayyad resigns
Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, was the bright star in Palestinian administration, who patiently went about the task of state building. Now he is resigning, evidently due to Hamas pressure. The new US diplomacy is already paying "dividends." - A.I.
RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayad says he's resigning.
Fayad announced Saturday he submitted his resignation to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
He says the resignation will take effect after the formation of a Palestinian unity government but no later than the end of March.
The announcement comes just before the resumption of power-sharing talks between Abbas and his rivals from the militant group Hamas.
Fayad was appointed by Abbas after Hamas' violent takeover of the Gaza Strip in 2007. His decision to resign can be seen as a conciliatory gesture toward the militant group: Hamas has repeatedly demanded that Fayad step down.
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