[[{"content_id":"124162","domain_id":"0","lang_id":"en","portal_id":"2","owner_id":"29","user_id":"1","view_accesslevel_id":"0","edit_accesslevel_id":"0","delete_accesslevel_id":"0","editor_id":"0","content_title":"Hamas flexibility over consensus gov't","content_number":"0","content_date_event":"2014-06-01 20:04:09","content_summary":"The line-up of portfolios in the consensus government however has been a source of disagreement","content_summary_fill":"0","content_body":"Qudsna, Ahmad Kazemzadeh:\r\n\r\n\tFollowing weeks of negotiations between Hamas and Fatah movements, Palestinian Authority Head, Mahmoud Abbas assigned the current PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah to form a consensus government.\r\n\r\n\tThe two sides agreed on April 23 to form the government within a five-week timeframe. The timeframe was set under the Palestinian Constitution that requires a serving prime minster to form a new government within three weeks with two weeks extension. \r\n\r\n\tThe line-up of portfolios in the consensus government however has been a source of disagreement between the two sides and unless Hamas showed flexibility, it would not be established.\r\n\r\n\tThe two sides for one thing disagreed on who must run the foreign ministry. Fatah and the Palestinian Authority commonly designated Riadh al-Maliki, the current foreign minister from the very start. Maliki has been foreign minister of the Palestinian Authority since 2007 in the West Bank.\r\n\r\n\tThe designation suggests that Fatah and the PA authorities seek to lead the consensus government on their desired political track while they had originally agreed with Hamas to form a neutral government. Hamas opposes the designation arguing that Maliki had already adopted anti-Hamas positions and thus he would not be a qualified choice. Hamas wishes to see an independent designation from Gaza to run the post.\r\n\r\n\tThe two sides also disagreed over the key interior ministry portfolio as it runs security services that are a major concern for both sides. The Zionist regime of Israel too has been very concerned about who would run the post. The regime fears a resumption of Hamas operation in the West Bank. One may contemplate now that why the post of interior ministry has been ceded to a US-backed, apolitical technocrat.\r\n\r\n\tThe fate of the Hamas Ministry of captives (called prisoners in the West Bank political circles and media) has also been a bone of contention in the negotiations. Mahmoud Abbas seeks to dismantle the ministry and instead form an organization for the related affairs. Hamas has rejected the demand for national reasons. Hamas maintains that the ministry has a symbolic face and must be kept.","content_html":"

\r\n\tQudsna, Ahmad Kazemzadeh:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\r\n\tFollowing weeks of negotiations between Hamas and Fatah movements, Palestinian Authority Head, Mahmoud Abbas assigned the current PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah to form a consensus government.<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\r\n\tThe two sides agreed on April 23 to form the government within a five-week timeframe. The timeframe was set under the Palestinian Constitution that requires a serving prime minster to form a new government within three weeks with two weeks extension. <\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\r\n\tThe line-up of portfolios in the consensus government however has been a source of disagreement between the two sides and unless Hamas showed flexibility, it would not be established.<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\r\n\tThe two sides for one thing disagreed on who must run the foreign ministry. Fatah and the Palestinian Authority commonly designated Riadh al-Maliki, the current foreign minister from the very start. Maliki has been foreign minister of the Palestinian Authority since 2007 in the West Bank.<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\r\n\tThe designation suggests that Fatah and the PA authorities seek to lead the consensus government on their desired political track while they had originally agreed with Hamas to form a neutral government. Hamas opposes the designation arguing that Maliki had already adopted anti-Hamas positions and thus he would not be a qualified choice. Hamas wishes to see an independent designation from Gaza to run the post.<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\r\n\tThe two sides also disagreed over the key interior ministry portfolio as it runs security services that are a major concern for both sides. The Zionist regime of Israel too has been very concerned about who would run the post. The regime fears a resumption of Hamas operation in the West Bank. One may contemplate now that why the post of interior ministry has been ceded to a US-backed, apolitical technocrat.<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\r\n\tThe fate of the Hamas Ministry of captives (called prisoners in the West Bank political circles and media) has also been a bone of contention in the negotiations. Mahmoud Abbas seeks to dismantle the ministry and instead form an organization for the related affairs. Hamas has rejected the demand for national reasons. Hamas maintains that the ministry has a symbolic face and must be kept.<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/p>","content_source":null,"content_url":null,"content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2014-06-01 20:04:09","content_date_finish":"2014-06-01 20:04:09","content_date_register":"2014-06-01 20:04:09","content_date_last_edit":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"1","content_show_related_img":"1","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"0","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"1","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"122421","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"4209481836","attach_date_register":"2014-06-01 20:04:11","attach_id":"119675","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"320","attach_img_height":"120","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"0","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"120","visit_date_last":"2025-05-10 07:52:06","attach_title":"Hamas flexibility over consensus gov't","node_title":"Commentaries","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":134, \"left\":25, \"right\":26}]"}]]