No Free Ride For Mahmoud Abbas - "Unity Government" Must Clear Out Gaza Weapons - by Dr. Aaron Lerner

...the failure of leaders to raise the issue will only serve to make it harder for the Palestinian leadership to actually honor their written obligations since the silence of world leaders will be seen as proof that the world doesn't really expect the Palestinians to comply.

Dr. Aaron Lerner..
IMRA..
17 September '17..
Link: http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=72733

Any serious leader who meets with Mahmoud Abbas this week in New York during the UN General Assembly should make it crystal clear that if and when the PA again has authority in the Gaza Strip an immediate task and responsibility will be to remove and/or destroy the tremendous massive illegal weapons now deployed there.

This time its different.

Ever since "Oslo" was launched close to a quarter century ago, each time Israel complained about illegal weapons the response was to deny their existence.


But in this case Hamas has been anything but secretive about the illegal weapons - rockets, missiles, etc., that they have imported and/or manufactured since they came to power. They have parades featuring the weapons. Their propaganda departments have posted videos detailing their illegal weapons on various social media platforms.


No. This time a simple bald faced lie denying the violations shouldn't do.

Ironically, the failure of leaders to raise the issue will only serve to make it harder for the Palestinian leadership to actually honor their written obligations since the silence of world leaders will be seen as proof that the world doesn't really expect the Palestinians to comply.

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IMRA - Independent Media Review and Analysis: Since 1992 providing news and analysis on the Middle East with a focus on Arab-Israeli relations
Website: www.imra.org.il

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