“Hamas” and “Jihad” are open to a “technocratic government”
On Monday, the leaders of the Palestinian "Hamas" and "Islamic Jihad" movements continued their consultations in Cairo with Egyptian security officials, to On Monday, the leaders of the Palestinian “Hamas” and “Islamic Jihad” movements held consultations in Cairo with Egyptian security officials. The meetings focused on efforts to reach a “long-term calm” in the Gaza Strip, as well as ways to improve the humanitarian and economic situation in the Strip. Hamas announced that an expanded meeting took place in Cairo between the leaders, and the head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, Ismail Haniyeh, discussed with the Secretary-General of the Jihad movement, Ziyad al-Nakhala, and a delegation representing the “Democratic Reform Movement,” which they lead. The source pointed out that the Hamas group was most afraid of President Mahmoud Abbas putting obstacles in the way of the proposal, and that it cited his decision to reconfigure the Constitutional Court, whose legitimacy the movement does not recognize. This is the second time that Cairo hosts leaders from abroad or from Gaza Strip from the leaders abroad.
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On Monday, the leaders of the Palestinian “Hamas” and “Islamic Jihad” movements continued their consultations in Cairo with Egyptian security officials, to discuss a set of files that focus on efforts to reach a “long-term calm” in the Gaza Strip, as well as ways to improve the humanitarian and economic situation in the Strip.
Hamas announced that an expanded meeting took place in Cairo between the leaders of the two movements, and the head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, Ismail Haniyeh, discussed with the Secretary-General of the Jihad movement, Ziyad al-Nakhala, “a group of national issues, and the attacks that the Palestinian people are exposed to in Jerusalem.” Al-Aqsa Mosque and the West Bank.
A Palestinian source familiar with the overall faction consultations in Cairo said, “The meeting between the faction leaders took place separately from the meetings that the leaders of each faction held separately with Egyptian security officials.” The faction leaders also received a delegation representing the “Democratic Reform Movement,” which they lead. Palestinian leader Muhammad Dahlan.
The source, who spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat on condition of anonymity, explained that the consultations that took place between the factions and the Egyptian side focused specifically on the two files of “seeking a long-term calm in the Gaza Strip,” as well as “improving the humanitarian and economic situation in the Strip,” pointing out. That “the leaders of the factions expressed their appreciation for the role that Egypt is currently playing in order to maintain the calm in the sector.” They also renewed their “affirmation of their response to these efforts in order to spare the Strip the consequences of escalation by the occupation forces.”
The source referred to the proposal for the formation of a Palestinian “technocratic government” that would supervise, within a year, the holding of parliamentary and presidential elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. On this proposal and initial approval, but they expressed to the Egyptian side their fear of “obstruction of the Palestinian Authority to the proposal.”
Counselor Ali Muhanna takes the legal oath before President Abbas as President of the Supreme Constitutional Court (Wafa)
The source pointed out that the Hamas movement “was most afraid of President Mahmoud Abbas putting obstacles in the way of the proposal,” and that it cited his decision to reconfigure the Constitutional Court, whose legitimacy the movement does not recognize, and considers it “a mere tool to circumvent the Palestinian president’s decision to dissolve the elected parliament,” adding that “Hamas” considered this “confirmation of the Palestinian president’s lack of intention to move forward on the path of holding elections.”
On Thursday, 4 judges of the Supreme Constitutional Court in Palestine took the legal oath before President Mahmoud Abbas, at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah.
On May 10, Abbas issued a decision appointing new judges in the Supreme Constitutional Court, following his previous decision to retire 7 of the court’s judges.
On December 22, 2018, the Palestinian President announced the dissolution of the Palestinian Legislative Council, of which Hamas controls the majority of seats. Abbas said that the decision came in implementation of the ruling of the Constitutional Court, and “Hamas” rejected the decision at the time, and considered that it “has no constitutional or legal value.” The last elections for the Legislative Council, which represents the Palestinian Parliament, were held in 2006.
Fuel trucks enter the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah after Israel reopened it in mid-May (DPA)
The source pointed out that “ways to facilitate the entry of goods and merchandise” into the Gaza Strip were also discussed, in coordination with Egypt, pointing out that the Palestinian Authority required supervision of the crossings to be able to collect customs, which is rejected by the “Hamas” movement that controls the Gaza Strip.
The source pointed out that the issue of facilitating the movement of goods across the Egyptian borders is still under discussion, pointing out that Hamas has conditioned its approval of the presence of representatives of the Authority on the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, on the presence of a technocratic government that will handle matters until the elections are held.
Egypt had invited the leaders of the “Hamas” and “Jihad” movements to start a new round of consultations, which began last Saturday, after the completion of the arrival of members of the delegations of the two movements, whether from the Gaza Strip or from leaders abroad.
This is the second time that Cairo hosts the leaders of “Hamas” and “Jihad” this year. The consultations mainly aim to maintain calm in the Gaza Strip, and to ensure that the security situation does not slide into open confrontations with the Israeli occupation authorities.