Abbas dismissed the Islamist Hamas-led Palestinian government in June after the violence in Gaza, ushering an easing of U.S. and Israeli sanctions and plans for a peace conference next month.
Fatah to Abbas: Dismantle PA
(Palestinian Authority has lost “last shred of honor” say Fatah)
Ynet News (Israel) | March 15, 2006 | Ali Waked
Posted on 03/15/2006 9:20:13 AM EST by Hannah Senesh
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1596697/posts
Fatah, PLO say Fatah al-Islam “alien group” in Palestinian arena
BBC Monitoring | May 20 2007 | WAFA
Posted on 05/20/2007 8:27:21 AM EDT by knighthawk
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1836671/posts
A new face of Al Qaeda emerges in Lebanon
(Fatah al-Islam is Not Arafat’s Fatah)
International Herald Tribune | 3/15/2007 | Souad Mekhennet and Michael Moss
Posted on 05/21/2007 11:15:38 PM EDT by Pyro7480
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1837571/posts
Carter: Stop favoring Fatah over Hamas—Hamas official wants dialogue with Fatah
Jerusalem Post | 6-17-07
Posted on 06/19/2007 11:17:51 AM EDT by SJackson
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1852771/posts
Yes, Abbas will wait until he gets his goodies from the Israelis before he plays nice with Hamas.
I once saw a cartoon with a Fatah guy and a Hamas guy creeping around an overturned table pointing machine guns at each other’s back. The caption was “Fatah-Hamas Negotiation Room”