Palestine’s Hamas resistance movement says the newly sworn government dominated by Fatah party will pave the way for the US proposal on Israeli-Palestinian conflict known as the ‘deal of the century.’
Hamas says Abbas new government to ease way for US ‘deal of century’
14 Apr 2019 - 14:34
Palestine’s Hamas resistance movement says the newly sworn government dominated by Fatah party will pave the way for the US proposal on Israeli-Palestinian conflict known as the ‘deal of the century.’
On Saturday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in the new government headed by a loyalist from his Fatah party, Mohammad Shtayyeh.
The 21-member cabinet only includes ministers from factions affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), primarily Fatah, but excludes Hamas and the Islamic Jihad movement.
In a statement issued on Saturday shortly after the government was sworn in, Hamas, which runs Gaza, warned that the new West Bank-based administration would further divide Palestinians.
The Shtayyeh-led government, the statement read, "resorts to unilateralism and monopoly of power. This move widens the Palestinian division at the expense of the Palestinian people’s interests."
"The Fatah-formed separatist government lacks legal and constitutional legitimacy and it separates the Gaza Strip from the West Bank, which is a move in line with the 'deal of the century,'" it added.
The so-called deal of the century, drawn up by the administration of US President Donald Trump to address the conflict, is said to be hugely in favor of the Israeli regime.
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