Palestinian Politics 101: Islamic Jihad likes the Mecca Accords Too

The principles of Palestinian politics are further illustrated in this announcement from the Islamic Jihad movement. They accept the Mecca accords of the unity government. As noteed in this article:

 

Al-Hindi told the press that the conveners in Mecca agreed on broad lines and left several details unsettled. He was referring to the ambiguity around the terms "respect" and "commitment" [referring to the obligations of the new government to abide by decisions of past governments], which leaves the agreement open to interpretation.

"Open to interpretation" indeed. Everything is open to interpretation. Here we have again, the principles of obfuscation, as Islamic Jihad gets ready to play its role of bad cop in the Palestinian political array. Al-Hindi states that his movement has:

 

 "a clear political horizon, represented in the refusal to recognize Israel, and the Quartet, in addition to our dedication to resistance."

 

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Islamic Jihad give cautious welcome to Mecca accords
Date: 15 / 02 / 2007  Time:  19:36
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Gaza - Ma'an - The leader within the Islamic Jihad movement, Dr Muhammad Al-Hindi, has on Thursday welcomed the Mecca accords as the first steps toward saving Palestinian blood, "despite some reservations the Islamic Jihad has over the agreement".

Al-Hindi told the press that the conveners in Mecca agreed on broad lines and left several details unsettled. He was referring to the ambiguity around the terms "respect" and "commitment" [referring to the obligations of the new government to abide by decisions of past governments], which leaves the agreement open to interpretation.

Al-Hindi added that, "political partnership isn't necessarily limited to participation in this government, however, there are several other issues which are important, which have been neglected during the composition of the government."

He related the mutual fear between Hamas and Fatah to the absence of a political goal and partnership. The Jihad leader affirmed that his movement is based on "a clear political horizon, represented in the refusal to recognize Israel, and the Quartet, in addition to our dedication to resistance."