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Abbas
would give up US aid for Palestinian unity, says aide
Tuesday March 29, 2011 09:48:19 AM,
Associated Press
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Ramallah:
An aide to the Palestinian president says Mahmoud Abbas is making a
heavy push for reconciliation with Hamas and is willing to give up
hundreds of millions of dollars in aid from Washington if that’s
what it takes to forge a Palestinian unity deal.
The comments by Azzam Ahmed indicate that Abbas may be giving up on
stalled peace talks with Israel and prefers to pursue unity with
Gaza’s Hamas rulers in a push toward independence.
The sides have been divided since Hamas overran the Gaza Strip in
2007, expelling forces loyal to Abbas.
Ahmad said Monday the Palestinians need American money, “but if they
use it as a way of pressuring us, we are ready to relinquish that
aid,” he said.
The US and Israel consider Hamas a terrorist group. The group came
to power in Gaza democratically.
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