Palestinian Central Council Demands that Hamas Cede Control of Gaza

[Beastly Boy]

The Palestinian Central Committee called on Hamas on Friday to cede control of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority.The council held its 32nd meeting in Ramallah that created the position of vice president in a first since 1964.

In a closing statement, the council stressed that decisions of war and peace and negotiations cannot be held by a faction or party, but these affairs are national concerns, reported the Palestinian official news agency (WAFA). Moreover, it said that “peaceful popular resistance is the only way to achieve national goals.”

It underlined the need to unify Palestinian territories and their political, administrative and judicial systems.

Priority now, however, lies in “ending the Israeli aggression and genocide against our people in Gaza... and in rejecting the displacement of the Palestinians and attempt to annex their territories,” it added. “Our people are committed to just and permanent peace based on the relevant international resolutions,” continued the council.

It tasked the executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization to follow up on every regional and international effort to that end.Palestinian Central Council Demands that Hamas Cede Control of Gaza

https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5136443-palestinian-central-council-demands-hamas-cede-control-gaza

[JohnSJ]

1. The response to this thread will be interesting, since Hamas was the catalyst that provoked this

ugly war and tragedies that followed.

[Archae]

2. Hamas will never agree to this.

Give up power?

Give up violence?

Actually use aid to Palestinians for what it's intended for, not tunnels and weapons.

Hell no to all of those.

[JustAnotherGen]

3. I think it is for the best if they do

The easiest way to get Gaza back to some semblance of human dignity is to push out the evil organization.

[red dog 1]

4. How would the Palestinian Central Committee go about "pushing out" Hamas?

[AntiFascist]

5. This would be great if it is possible...

but it's important to note that Netanyahu and his extreme far right Cabinet members have been opposed to the Palestinian Authority and any efforts to establish a two-state solution.

[Beastly Boy]

6. So is Hamas and their extreme Islamist government.

One step at a time. Actually, the Palestinian Central Committee called on Israel to cede control of Gaza first. So that's the second step.