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    Palestinian rivals agree on unity government

    In the big scheme of things, what does this mean?


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    MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Rival Palestinian factions agreed at crisis talks in Saudi Arabia on Thursday on the formation of a unity government, an official said.

    "We have agreed to form a national unity government. The agreement will be signed very soon," Palestinian ambassador to Saudi Arabia Jamal al-Shobaki told Reuters.

    The Islamist group Hamas, which won the last Palestinian elections, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's
    Fatah faction earlier agreed on the distribution of key cabinet posts.
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    Re: Palestinian rivals agree on unity government

    Originally posted by SlowwHand
    In the big scheme of things, what does this mean?

    depends on whether the govt has agreed to accept and be bound by previous PA agreements, including the Oslo accords. Thus far, Hamas has hinted at most that they would "respect" previously signed agreements.
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    • #3
      What? I liked it when they were shooting each other.
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        Re: Palestinian rivals agree on unity government

        Originally posted by SlowwHand
        In the big scheme of things, what does this mean?




        (translation: talk, talk, it's only talk)

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        • #5
          I have In The Court of The Crimson King, I'll get that now.
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            21st Century Schizoid Man

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              Re: Palestinian rivals agree on unity government

              Originally posted by SlowwHand
              In the big scheme of things, what does this mean?
              Presumably it means they start shooting at Israel again.

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              • #8
                Agreeing is easy.
                They 'agreed' several dozen times this year alone.

                Keeping agreements, now that's another issue.

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                • #9
                  They can't even hold to cease-fire agreements. What makes us think that they can hold together a unity government, if they can't stop shooting each other?
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                  • #10
                    Maybe they can shoot one another over the table at cabinet sessions.
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