Hamas and Fatah agree to plan implicitly recognising Israel
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 01:22 PM
The rival Hamas and Fatah movements today completed an agreement on a plan that implicitly recognises Israel, ending weeks of acrimonious negotiations, a top official said.
“We have an agreement over the document,” said Ibrahim Abu Najah, co-ordinator of the “national dialogue” over the proposal.
President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah has been trying to coax his Hamas rivals into endorsing the document, which calls for a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
He has endorsed the plan as a way to end crippling economic sanctions against the Hamas-led Palestinian government and pave the way to reopening peace talks.
