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Sunday, November 16, 2014
Hamas: Unity government failed and must be dissolved

Hamas: Unity government failed and must be dissolved
Hamas leader Ismail Radwan says government has failed after six months
Ahram Online, Sunday 16 Nov 2014
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/115659/World/Region/Hamas-Unity-government-failed-and-must-be-dissolve.aspx

Ismail Radwan, a Hamas official, said on Sunday that the Palestinian Unity
government "must be dissolved" and that a new national government must be
formed.

"We call to form a National Unity government that should fulfil its duties
towards the Palestinian people as an alternative to this government," Radwan
said in a statement to Arab 21 news website.

Radwan explained that "according to the Cairo Agreement, the legal period
for this government is six months, which is near its end."

The Palestinian Unity government was appointed on 2 June after talks in
Cairo between Hamas and the Fatah movement, as well as all Palestinian
factions. The agreement was to last for six months, with a new government to
be formed or elections to be held, Radwan pointed out.

The government should be dissolved, Radwan said, as it has failed to play a
role for the Gaza Strip – which Hamas has controlled after winning elections
in 2007 – as well as ending Israel's blockade on the coastal enclave and
moving forward with reconstruction after Israel's 50-day assault on Gaza in
July-August left much of the strip devastated and over 2,000 Palestinians
dead.

Radwan further pointed out that the government hasn't earned the trust or
accreditation of the Palestinian Legislative Council.

"If the Fatah movement refuses to dissolve the government, then Hamas has
many choices to solve the situation," Radwan said, referring to choices that
he said are currently being studied with all national forces, as
"Palestinian compatibility is a must to get out of this crisis."

Tensions flared between Fatah and Hamas last week after a series of
explosions targeted Fatah leader's homes in Gaza, as Fatah was preparing to
hold the 10th anniversary memorial for late president Yasser Arafat.

The memorial was cancelled due to the unrest, with Fatah accusing Hamas of
being behind the explosions.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that Hamas was responsible for the
explosions, according to Reuters.

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