Oh brother, its like herding wayward sheep. Sit tight kids, this is gonna take a while. Egyptian President Sissi doesn’t think Hamas and Israel will sign a cease-fire agreement in coming days. And even if a deal is reached by some miracle, it is doubtful whether he will want to honor the signing with his presence. The negotiations with the Palestinian factions that remained in Cairo after the Israeli delegation left are being handled by the head of Egypt’s military intelligence, Gen. Mohammed Ahmed Fareed al-Tohami. He has clear instructions regarding the limits of his country’s concessions, which are narrow and confined. Egypt is unwilling to discuss the opening of the Rafah border crossing as part of the negotiations, and it rejects the claim that its closure is part of the siege of Gaza. Egypt clarified a few weeks ago that it would be willing to open the crossing if a Palestinian unity government, not Hamas, takes charge of its operation. There is some confusion in the Palestinian delegation about who is actually conducting their negotiations. According to Egyptian sources, every idea that is raised goes to Hamas’ political leader Khaled Meshal for comments, agreement or rejection. His delegates in Cairo have no authority to decide – in contrast to Islamic Jihad representatives, who were instructed by the organization’s leader to accept Egyptian proposals.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 02:47:07 +0000
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