Fafah officials decried the White House’s threats to cut off aid to the PA and even institute a blockade if Fatah reconciles with Hamas.
Fatah has already proved its resilience by accepting the Egyptian terms of reconciliation. It was Hamas that refused to sign the agreement over Abbas’ indecisive position on the Goldstone report.
Obama won’t be able to cut off aid in the event that the terrorist groups reconcile. Today, the US supplies aid even to Hamas-controlled Gaza, and previously provided aid to Fatah-Hamas unity government. The US administration will save face by claiming that it channels money solely to Fatah and not to Hamas’ part of the government.
