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Peres: Palestinian Unity Deal Could Be Barrier to Statehood
(Ha'aretz) President Shimon Peres said Thursday he felt the Palestinian reconciliation agreement was a mistake. He said the world could not support the foundation of a country when part of the regime is a "bona fide terrorist organization." "The move, as it stands, is a fatal mistake." A future Palestinian election could lead to a "terror organization ruling both Gaza and Judea and Samaria [the West Bank] and the triumph of Hamas' policies." "Walking hand in hand with a terror organization...would lead to a regression and prevent the formation of a Palestinian state." Peres added that the shift would mean "continued rocket fire, the continued killing of innocent people, and the continuation of Iran's intervention, which supports and funds regional terror." "We would have liked to see the Palestinian people unite, but for peace."