By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Hamas signed a unity agreement with Fatah yesterday. That pact is a potential game changer for the entire region.
Things did not go easy. The signing was put off while the fighting took place.
First Abbas refused to have Khalled Mashal of Hamas sit next to him.
And Mashal originally thought that he was hosting and delivering the main speech. So Abbas made it clear that he was the one who would be explaining the deal and giving the long speech.
And finally there was a major dispute about whether Abbas was simply the head of Fatah or, as he wanted to be referred to, the President of the Palestinians. The conflicts were resolved.
Abbas won on every point. But it all goes to the essential point - this unity will not last for long.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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