The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) are currently conducting intensive contacts at the level of the leaders of the first row, to reach what the two movements described as a "field position unit" in the face of the Israeli annexation scheme.
The Palestinians hope that these new contacts will evolve towards achieving a true reconciliation that will end 14 years of differences caused by the division that has existed in the Palestinian arena since the middle of 2007.
A positive atmosphere prevailed in two public meetings, the first brought together Saleh al-Arouri, Vice President of Hamas, and a member of the Central Committee of the Fatah movement, Gabriel Rajoub, who is close to President Mahmoud Abbas, while the second meeting brought together the official of the file of national relations in the political bureau of Hamas, Hossam Badran, and Ahmed Hillis, square official Gaza is a member of the Central Committee of the Fatah movement.
National Consensus
Badran told Al-Jazeera Net that contacts with Fatah are currently focused on reaching a Palestinian national consensus on a struggle struggle program that defines resistance mechanisms and their forms in various arenas, with a view to confronting the scheme of annexation and conspiracies that beset the national cause.
He stressed that "the contacts are persistent, the atmosphere is positive, and enthusiasm cannot leave a single Fatah bearing the consequences of the decision to disavow political and security agreements with the occupation in response to the annexation scheme, and we must be united in facing the risks posed."
According to Badran, the contacts started with Hamas’s communication with Fatah, and its assertion that it stands by its side in the decisions taken by President Abbas in response to the annexation plan, and that “it will not allow the occupation to be singled out in the West Bank, and this is a duty, not a favor.”
The horizon of communications
and regarding the opportunities for these contacts to develop into true reconciliation, Badran said that these contacts are conducted under the supervision and support of the two heads of the pyramid in the two movements ’leaderships, in recognition of the gravity of the stage, and that real and serious steps must be taken that send strong messages to the occupation that he delved into his proof that the two movements cannot meet And compatibility despite differences.
He emphasized that "our people, powers and political leadership are capable of innovation and creativity, and even surprise the occupation."
But Badran's answer did not conclusively resolve the opportunities for these contacts to develop into a dialogue leading to real reconciliation that would end the internal division.
A flicker of hope for
his part, Ahmed Helles sees in these contacts "a glimmer of hope for our Palestinian people, and a shock to all those who have wagered on the continuation of internal Palestinian differences and their standing in front of any national consensus."
He said that the years of division are an exception in the Palestinian-Palestinian relations, and it cannot constitute the true image of the Palestinian people, especially when it senses a threat to its national cause.
Hilles hopes that Gaza will witness the beginnings of unity and reconciliation, as was the title of the division. He said, "We are all united in facing the occupation, and Gaza is not used to being onlookers while the occupation is unique to the West Bank. Gaza cannot be isolated from the national battles."
He continued, "The positive atmosphere that prevailed in the leadership levels in the two movements must be transferred to all sectors of our people that have suffered because of division and differences. We are all losers if our differences persist, and we have no choice but to engage in confrontation with the occupation together and united."
A compulsory pass
The professor of political science at the University of the Nation in Gaza, Dr. Hossam Al-Dajni, saw in the communications between the two movements a "compulsory passage" imposed by the annexation scheme that targets the national whole, but he does not believe that the current conditions are conducive to reaching a true reconciliation and ending the division.
Al-Dajani told Al-Jazeera Net, "It is contacts to reach what can be described as a tactical reconciliation, not a strategy that includes the political system and the PLO, as the factors of failure and discord still exist, and it is a mixture of local, regional and international factors."
Al-Dajani believes that nothing has changed in people and attitudes, and the only variable is the annexation scheme. It is likely that the transformation will take place when President Abbas decides that he has the “most important cards of the game” and the call to hold the leadership framework for the PLO at the level of general secretaries of the Palestinian forces, then we can say Real change may lead to real reconciliation.