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BY YIQIAN ZHANG

ANCHOR CHANCE SEALES
 

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After five years of bitter rivalry, the two Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have decided to reconcile. Following secret talks mediated by Egypt, Hamas and Fatah announced on Wednesday they will establish an interim unity government and hold elections every year.

This move took much of the world by surprise. Fox News says it was brought on by the changes in Egypt.

“We never thought we’d see this happening, this is largely due to the fact they see a new regime in Egypt. Mubarak never would’ve allowed Hamas to have an office in Cairo. We are hearing possible talks that Hamas might be opening up an office there, that’s something we’ve never heard of as a possibility of years past.”

Israel has met the surprise move with resistance, saying it will not hold peace talks with a Palestinian government that includes Hamas.

Israeli President Shimon Peres called the move a “fatal mistake” in speaking with the press Thursday.

But a Huffington Post blogger says the Israeli government is – quote – “intransigent and lack[s] vision.”

“Israel needed to see that its security and long term interests lay in working hard to revision and restructure its relationships in the region … Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the one person in Israel who could have really sold a real deal on a two state solution to his people. But he seems to have decided against this route…"

Will this reconciliation bring positive results? Most in the media respond with doubt. Since fighting started in 2006, Hamas and Fatah have come to two agreements, but they only lasted three months and two days respectively. Given that history, a blogger for The American says the Obama administration’s reaction might play a role in the agreement’s success.

"Though the Palestinians are heavily dependent on American financial support, Abbas has knowingly placed that aid into serious jeopardy. By American law, Obama cannot indirectly fund a terrorist organization like Hamas."

A blogger for the National Interest recognizes the Palestinian parties’ effort, but agrees the fact Hamas is seen as a terrorist group is the biggest obstacle to peace with Israel.

“… a label gets in the way, and probably will make this promising development go for naught. The label ‘terrorist’ … becomes another rationale for continued inaction, stalemate, and occupation.”

A Palestinian scholar tells Al Jazeera, the most important thing is not the peace deal Fatah and Hamas signed, but the agenda they have in mind.

“…the question is what can Fatah and Hamas do, what agenda do they have to bring not just peace among themselves, but how do they intend to represent the interest and rights of the Palestinian people as a whole, not just the ones that living under occupation, but the ones inside Israel, the ones who spent 60 years in exile, refugees and otherwise...”

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