(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has reconciled himself to a Hamas government. Abbas has made it clear in recent days that he had no intention of standing in Hamas' way, and was even defending Hamas in the international arena. Furthermore, he has not made his "soft" line conditional on Hamas recognizing Israel or accepting previous PA-Israel agreements. Abbas' new approach was evident in his decision to place the entire PA security apparatus, with the exception of a key intelligence agency, in Hamas' hands.
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