re: #181 sattv4u2

Abbas has no control over Hamas in Gaza. He’s got nominal control over the West Bank, and Hamas doesn’t answer to him. That’s the way it’s been since 2006. Despite the nature of the Palestinian Authority and so-called reconciliation that allows new elections to be held, Hamas is operating autonomously in Gaza.

Abbas could accept the deal, but it is a meaningless gesture; for him it’s better to let Hamas dig their own graves.