turn? "Hamas Commits to '67 Borders" | Israel today

A letter sent to the US Secretary of State for Israel-PA relations reveals that the organization is committed to a country whose capital is East Jerusalem • Islamic Jihad is expected to oppose

• The head of the Hamas Politburo, Ismail Haniya

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A turning point in Hamas' perception?

Palestinian Civil Affairs Minister Hussein a-Sheikh, who is also in charge of relations with Israel, sent a first letter to the US Secretary of State for Israel-Palestinian Relations, Hadi Amer, in which he claimed that "Hamas is committed to the state within the 1967 borders." 

A letter dealing with agreements between the various factions in talks between them in Cairo ahead of the Palestinian Authority elections, which was revealed on the Amad website, stated in the second section: "Commitment to a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders of which East Jerusalem is the capital."

Beyond that, it was agreed on a commitment to international law, recognition of the PLO as the international representative of the Palestinian people, a commitment to recognition of the election results and a commitment to the national struggle - ostensibly in peaceful ways.

The second part of the letter deals with the presidential decrees issued by Abu Mazen stating that the PLO is the only official representative of the Palestinians, and that the basis for holding elections is the PLO law.

Finally, the last section states that anyone who wants to run in the Palestinian elections must recognize the PLO law.

At the same time, those who might revolt in the wake of the message emerging from the letter are Iran's envoys to the Palestinian Authority and the Gaza Strip, Islamic Jihad.

The terrorist organization that announced that it would not run in the upcoming Palestinian Authority elections, the Legislative Council on May 22 and the presidency on July 31, because they are based on the Oslo Accords - could blow up all plans, both Palestinian and Israeli, by order of its patron - Iran.

Recall, following the assassination of the commander of the Northern Brigade of Islamic Jihad in Baha'i Abu Al-Ata on November 12, 2019, Islamic Jihad dragged the Gaza Strip into a 48-hour escalation while Hamas remained on the sidelines and did not intervene.

In other words, Islamic Jihad does not consider itself subject to all the instructions from both Ramallah and senior Hamas figures in the Gaza Strip, led by Yahya Sinwar.