Thursday, October 26, 2017

Jordan reportedly furious over Palestinian reconciliation deal - Daniel Siryoti




by Daniel Siryoti

Abbas accuses Abdullah of abandoning Palestinian issue in favor of Trump's plan in region • Jordan denies Hamas leader's request to reopen terrorist group's office in Amman.




Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas with 
Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman, Monday  
Photo: AFP  
Jordan's King Abdullah has reportedly expressed significant disapproval over the Fatah-Hamas reconciliation deal during a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman several days ago, Palestinian and Jordanian sources told Israel Hayom on Tuesday.

In the meeting, Abdullah said he was apprehensive at Hamas' prospective integration in the Palestinian Liberation Organization, the possibility the former Hamas leader Khaled Mashal will vie in the next Palestinian presidential elections, and Hamas' rule in the West Bank. These constitute a threat to Jordan, as they will likely destabilize the internal security of the kingdom, the king told Abbas.

Jordan also reportedly rejected a request by Mashaal to reopen Hamas' offices in Amman.
The move would help Mashaal integrate Hamas into the PLO and succeed Abbas.

Abdullah briefed Abbas on the decision to deny Hamas' request, saying that renewing the terrorist organization's activities in Jordan would strengthen the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas' parent movement, in Jordan.

Jordanian and Palestinian officials said the king stressed that the Jordanians were enraged that the Palestinians did not update them on the contents of the reconciliation agreement before it was inked. The deal was formulated under the auspices of Egypt, and as such, it does not consider Jordan's security interests regarding Hamas' activity in the West Bank, the Islamist terrorist group's participation in a Palestinian unity government and Hamas' integration into PLO institutes.

Abbas, for his part, accused Jordan of "abandoning" the Palestinian issue in favor of U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to reach a Middle East peace agreement.

Middle East expert Pinhas Inbari, from the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs said Tuesday that the reconciliation deal was intended from the start to promote Trump's regional peace plan. The reconciliation would give in to Saudi and Egyptian demands for internal Palestinian unity, Inbari claimed, by disconnecting Hamas from the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran, with which Hamas recently thawed relations.


Daniel Siryoti

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/2017/10/25/jordan-reportedly-furious-over-palestinian-reconciliation-deal/

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