The man who would deliver his people to Israel

Ernesto Paramo, peacepalestine

According to a press release, Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, said today: "President Abbas called Mr. Olmert, congratulated him on the formation of the new cabinet and offered to resume the partnership between the two sides and to resume negotiations." Many observers always suspected that Abbas was an instrument of Israeli policy and the man Ariel Sharon hand-picked to take charge of a Fatah government in Palestine that would be subservient to his designs for a grater Israel. However, it seems that Abbas is now confident enough that the Hamas government will not survive for long and that the Palestinian people will be so hurt that they will not complain if he brings back, again, the corrupt oligarchs of the Fatah old guard to run a government of "National Salvation", that he no longer sees any need for any more pretence...

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