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Abbas: This will be the year of our victory
"We are filled with hope that this new year will be our year of victory and independence, that we will see the establishment of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital," said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday. Ynet
Abbas also stated that Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey revealed to him that Israel had recently met secretly with Hamas officials in Switzerland to discuss a temporary ceasefire which Israel said they would never do. Supposedly, the talks consisted of establishing a Palestinian state with temporary borders in exchange for a fifteen year ceasefire.
Not to be outdone by Israel, today, Abbas called for renewed talks between Fatah and Hamas but said they must first restore power in Gaza back to the elected Palestinian government. Hamas has since rejected Mr. Abbas' call for unity as just words.
If this report by Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey is true, this would be a huge step forward for peace in the Middle East. If the proposed ceasefire drops from fifteen to seven years that would be quite astonishing as well, but it's more likely that the peace agreement with many will be broken down into two 3 1/2 year periods.
In another report, a Palestinian official claimed that they have ordered the disbanding of the terrorist group Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades which is the declared military wing of the Palestinian Authority. This disbanding of terrorist groups would be in keeping with the roadmap expectations. Only problem is, nobody told the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades that they were officially disbanded. Here is their response given to a WND reporter:
"The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades deeply condemns the declaration of Yahya ... . We in the Brigades say no one will dare to dismantle us. Resistance is our address and we warn Yahya and his colleagues in the occupation not to touch our fighters or try to dismantle us.
"We will never throw our arms away. We are asking Yahya and his colleagues: did the Israeli occupation end? No, it did not. Instead of dreaming about dismantling us, you should support us with money and weapons to confront the Zionist enemy." WND
Look for Palestine's failure to rein in terrorist groups and Jerusalem to continue to be a problem in the peace talks for 2008. As I've said in the past, I believe at least Jerusalem will continue to be a sticking point to peace until the antichrist comes on the scene...and honestly, I don't see his appearance being that far away.
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Terry Malone
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