The intensified rift between two politically hostile nations - Palestine and Israel, wherein former is struggling for its identity and latter with coveted maneuvering is defying the claims, took a new turn when Israeli prime minister and Palestinian president agreed to meet next week to quell two weeks violence.
Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas
While the root of the struggle lies in the never-ending boundary dispute and primarily due to the Hamas leadership, that won election last year and is avoiding the peace deal with Israel to draw permanent boundaries because it wants to establish the Islamic state with the pre-1948 borders.
Abbas, on the other hand, is trying hard to attain an agreement with Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups, which, he says, would take to Israel once he got militants’ approval. Mahmoud Abbas is very much optimistic about the negotiations on truce and said,
All problems and difficulties can find a solution through negotiations. The truce project means all acts by all parties stop, the Palestinians first and the Israelis, so we can move after to the West Bank.
Hamas, however, bluntly refutes any truce and refuses to extend the Gaza cease-fire if Israel keeps attacking Gaza strip. Hamas spokesman, Fawzi Barhoum’s words reflect the pessimism about the truce and this is what he said,
These meetings have shown they have no benefit, especially in light of the current aggression that is targeting Palestinians in general and Hamas specifically.
At last, there is some light at the end of the tunnel with two political leaders to meet and discuss the cease-fire. How successful this meeting will be and how long the peace accord, if signed, will last, I am doubtful because for these countries peace accords are like timeouts, a moment of respite and the gun battle resumes after some days. Two countries, I suppose, will not settle down until either of the two will not be annihilated completely. Therefore, for the peaceful future let the mess be over as soon as possible.
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Source: USA Today
