FOREIGN POLICY: CLINTON FOR RECONCILIATION AMONG PALESTINIANS, IF…
Marc Lynch of Foreign Policy magazine wrote about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech at the Sharm al-Sheikh conference for the reconstruction of Gaza. At this conference, Clinton emphasized that she supported the reconciliation process between Hamas and Fatah but, in the opinion of Marc Lynch, she spoils the dialogue that might lead to a unity government of the Palestinian people by insisting that such a government would only be acceptable if it met the pre-existing Quartet conditions. Hamas has said it will block aid from entering Gaza if it is required to go through the Palestinian Authority to get there, which the US insists it must be.
Question to the Blogosphere: How do you think the United States should approach the “Hamas Challenge”? What kind of policy to do you think would be more useful in this situation? Is the United States a spoiler in these negotiations between Hamas and Fatah? If it is, is this a bad thing?
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