Egyptian and US mediators report signs of compromise but many analysts remain pessimistic

Egyptian and US mediators have reported signs of compromise in recent days and Egyptian state news channel Al-Qahera said on Saturday that a consensus had been reached in the indirect talks over many of the disputed points but gave no further details. However, many analysts remain pessimistic after five months of stop-start talks that have frequently broken down

    • cygnus@lemmy.caEnglish
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      7 months ago

      If they vote Hamas in during a free and fair election, that is completely their right… But it’ll also be the last vote they cast before Gaza is turned into a parking lot.

        • cygnus@lemmy.caEnglish
          41·
          7 months ago

          So if you would accept Hamas next time, why is it that you don’t accept Hamas now?

          I said why earlier – whatever the circumstances under which Hamas was voted in, this has long since passed any pretense of democracy, and the legitimacy of Hamas as a government today is questionable, to say the least.

            • cygnus@lemmy.caEnglish
              31·
              7 months ago

              You keep making this weird leap regarding the legitimacy of Hamas that you don’t seem to notice. It’s not Hamas preventing elections, it’s the US and Israel, and there preventing them because they basically know Hamas will win.

              That doesn’t make any sense, because they are already treating Hamas as the legitimate government. Why would they be so reluctant to allow something that would yield the same outcome that they accept today?

              There is no question around the legitimacy of Hamas except in US and Israeli propaganda. The pretense of democracy is the one you are supposing where a people’s choice is only valid if it’s the one you preferred they make.

              Likud are the ones who have been propping up Hamas. I’m sure the US would like them gone, though.

            • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
              12·
              7 months ago

              There is no question around the legitimacy of Hamas except in US and Israeli propaganda.

              Jesus fucking Christ.