munaeem | 01 November, 2006 00:35
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened that if Hamas does not form a national government with his Fatah group, he would dissolve the parliament and replace it with a technocrat government.
He expressed this intention to EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, who was on Middle East tour to revive the peace process.
His avowed intention to dissolve the democratically elected parliament of Hamas is very shocking and unpleasant. If he does so , it would be insult to the Palestinian people , because they voted Hamas to power to manage their affairs. They did so because they were disgusted with the corruption and apathy of PLO leaders.
A good leader tries to achieve consensus on sensitive issues. But it looks President Mahmoud does not believe in consensus politics.
How can he propose such a things when there are differences among his Fatah colleagues over the issue of technocrat government.
His Fatah colleagues in recently held central committee meeting in Amman opposed the idea of technocrat government. They told him that they would support the dissolution of parliament , if consensus develops among Palestinian factions for national government.
There is no doubt that Palestinian people are in great tribulation. But the prevailing situation dictates that he must handle it with care. Otherwise it will bring more miseries to Palestinian people.
Now we are witnessing that his desire to bring back his old collegues to power is turning into a crisis. There had been reports of clashes between Fatah and Hamas men, which resulted in the loss of many lives.
It looks President Abbas is bent on snatching power from Hamas. According to reports , he has requested Israel to allow his PLO Bader Brigade to enter into the Gaza. This is a clear indication he wants to use power to fulfill his desire.
He must realize that he is pursuing a deadly course of action, which will only aggravate the situation.
It took PLO many decades to renounce violence and recognize Israel. How does he expect from Hamas to take such hard decisions so easily ? Instead of compelling Hamas to accept the donors demand. He should have used his good office and contacts to persuade donors to release aid to ease the sufferings of people.
Hamas must also accept the ground realities , and accept the demands of donors , because they are giving their hard earned money of their tax payers to Palestinian people.
According to Al Jazeera, the Palestinian Authority needs $140 million monthly in order to function .This is a huge amount. No one will give Palestinian authority this money for ever.
Hamas leaders must realize that State of Israel is a reality. They won’t be able to finish it with Kasam rockets.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau says in his The Social Compact:” As soon as it is possible to disobey with impunity, disobedience is legitimate; and, the strongest being always in the right, the only thing that matters is to act so as to become the strongest.”
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