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.
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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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