After the severance: The PA chairman and Hamas leader shook hands in Algeria
On the sidelines of Algeria's 60th Independence Day celebrations, the Algerian president managed to bring Abu Mazen and Ismail Haniyeh together for the first time in years.
Despite the hostility between the organizations, the two shook hands and were photographed together
Yifat Rosenberg
06/07/2022
Wednesday, 06 July 2022, 07:34 Updated: 07:57
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In the video: Meeting of Hamas Politburo Chairman Ismail Haniya and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen under the auspices of Algerian President Abd al-Majid Tabun, July 5, 2022 (Documentation on social networks under Chapter 27A of the Copyright Law)
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met yesterday (Tuesday) in Algeria for the country's 60th Independence Day celebrations, to which they were invited.
The Algerian president, 'Abd al-Majid Taabun, managed to bring the two together who had not met for almost six years.
Despite the hostility between the Palestinian Authority and Fatah and Hamas, the two shook hands and were photographed together.
Abu Mazen and Ismail Haniyeh (Photo: screenshot, documentation on social networks according to section 27A of the Copyright Law)
Their previous meeting was held in Qatar in 2016, when it was also attended by then-Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, who today serves as Hamas leader abroad.
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Their previous meeting was held in 2016 in Qatar (Photo: screenshot, documentation on social networks according to section 27A of the Copyright Law)
Abu Mazen and Ismail Haniyeh (Photo: screenshot, documentation on social networks according to section 27A of the Copyright Law)
The rift between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas began in 2007, when the terrorist organization took control of the Gaza Strip, following Fatah's loss in the parliamentary elections a year earlier
. Last year, Abu Mazen announced the postponement of the Palestinian parliamentary and presidential elections, which were scheduled to take place for the first time since the outbreak of the conflict, to an unknown date, in a speech in April 2021.
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