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| Islamic Jihad: Collapse of unity will rest on Abbas for Goldstone fail |
| 2009-10-08 |
| Ma'an -- Secretary General of Islamic Jihad Ramadan Shalah accused President Mahmud Abbas of "blowing any chance of reconciliation." Referring to the current controversy over the PA-initiated postponement of the Human Rights Council resolution on the Goldstone report under rumored American pressure, Shalah said the move would absolve Hamas and the other factions from any responsibility of failure of the conciliation talks in Cairo later this month. During in an interview on Al-Jazeera Wednesday evening, Shalah said Abbas would bear the responsibility for the fallout from the Goldstone report, and all of the political consequences of its failure. He called the delay of the report a "disaster for every free man in the world," but noted there was an opportunity to pass the report in the General Assembly if the United Nations. As for reconciliation between Abbas' Fatah and the other Palestinian factions, Shalah said it would likely depend on the spirit of what happened behind closed doors during the UN Human Rights Council meetings as sides were determining their positions on the Goldstone report. American pressure, as well as rumor of a secret video tape that shows Abbas urging on the war on Gaza to root out Hamas, are creating an angry atmosphere ahead of the planned Cairo talks. |
| Posted by:Fred |