As the crises facing the Palestinian people intensify, with existential challenges on the ground and in politics, the intransigence of the Israeli occupation and its refusal to end the war leave little room for hope. Yet, ignoring the “catastrophe” unfolding before them, Hamas and Fatah seem determined to deepen their divide.
This past Tuesday, 11 March, the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) presidency criticised Hamas for opening direct channels of communication with “international parties”, including the United States, in negotiations not authorised by “national institutions” and “bypassed Arab and Palestinian consensus”.Â
In a press statement, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the Palestinian presidency’s spokesperson, described these acts by Hamas as a “serious violation of the Palestinian national consensus” and “threaten to undermine Palestinian political unity”.Â
