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Source: http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/517862/Opinion/Editorial/Hamas
Fatah, Hamas and a Grain of Salt
(Saudi Gazette) Editorial - A new deal between the PA and Hamas is supposed to have set the groundwork for the establishment of a united Palestinian government. But questions remain, not least regarding the security issue. Since it seized Gaza from the PA in 2007, Hamas has demanded that any single national unity government requires the simultaneous exchange of security arrangements. But a security partnership seems almost impossible in the near term. Hamas elements cannot work in the West Bank security services, while Fatah members cannot work in Hamas-run security services in Gaza. For reconciliation to work, either the PA will give up its security collaboration with Israel or Hamas its armed resistance. Neither seems to be likely at the moment.