[Jerusalem Post] Khaled Abu Toameh - On Friday, four Hamas leaders in the West Bank met with Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, a meeting which caught the Hamas leadership in Gaza by surprise. Today it is evident that the West Bank Hamas is different from the one in the Gaza. Inside Gaza, sources close to Hamas say that while Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has been pushing for a conciliatory approach toward Abbas and Fatah and a truce with Israel, Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar and his followers remain vehemently opposed to any dialogue with Fatah. The differences among Hamas leaders are believed to be the main reason behind the ongoing rocket attacks on Israel.
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