(Ha'aretz) Ze'ev Schiff - Hamas is looking for ways and means to deceive the U.S., Europe, and other donor countries so that they continue sending money to the PA, without Hamas having to give up its ideology that calls for the destruction of Israel. Thus, instead of talking about eliminating Israel, Hamas is speaking ambiguously about erasing the results of 1948. The international community has already come up with the so-called "cohabitation" proposal, which speaks of a government in which Hamas and Fatah act in unison. This is a trap that will allow Hamas to work behind the scenes without changing. Current developments are clearly leading to Hamas control, including control of the Palestinian security services. Instead of Fatah, Hamas officials will be the inspectors at the Rafah border between Egypt and Gaza. The Palestinian public did not elect former finance minister Salam Fayyad, an honest economist who wants peace, but Hamas, which calls for continuing the war.
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