Egypt prods Hamas on next PLC head


March 22, 2018
Arthur Goodman
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Egypt is trying to persuade Hamas to give up its chairmanship of the Palestinian Legislative Council to enhance the Council's international legitimacy

Ismail Haniyah with Mahmoud Abbas

Adnan Abu Amser, in Al Monitor, writtes, “A Hamas leadership delegation led by political bureau head Ismail Haniyeh visited Egypt Feb. 9- 28. The trip’s goals and results have remained vague, with no word from participants.

On March 11, Npaa Press quoted prominent Palestinian sources as saying on condition of anonymity that Hamas and its Egyptian hosts mainly discussed President Mahmoud Abbas’ health crisis in late February, about which the Palestinians refrained from providing details, and possible scenarios for the post-Abbas period. The Egyptians also asked Hamas to relinquish thIsmail Haniyah with Mahmoud Abbase speakership of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) to an internationally accepted figure without specifying what Hamas would gain in return. They suggested three PLC members for the position: Salam Fayyad, Hanan Ashrawi and Mustafa Barghouti.”(read more )


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