December 13, 2007
THERE IS NO THREE STATE SOLUTION:
Abbas Government Calls for End to Gaza Blockade (ISABEL KERSHNER, December 14, 2007, NY Times)
The moderate Palestinian Authority government based in the West Bank, in a departure from its policy, on Thursday publicly called on Israel to lift economic restrictions on the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by the Islamic group Hamas.The Palestinian prime minister, Salam Fayyad, issued a statement about Gaza at a news conference where he presented the core elements of his Palestinian Reform and Development Plan ahead of an important meeting of international donor nations, set to convene in Paris on Monday. Mr. Fayyad emphasized that the plan was “for Gaza and the West Bank together” and that the Palestinian Authority considers the Gaza Strip “an inseparable part” of the Palestinian homeland.
Aggas is just their stalking horse. Posted by Orrin Judd at December 13, 2007 7:16 PM