Well, this is interesting. Ismail Haniyeh, the Prime Minister of the Hamas government in Gaza, has condemned the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Praising bin Laden as “a Muslim and Arabic warrior”, Haniyeh calling bin Laden’s killing “the continuation of the American oppression and shedding of blood of Muslims and Arabs.”
In light of Hamas rapprochement with Fatah last week, I wonder if Salam Fayyad and Mahmoud Abbas share Haniyeh’s point of view. Assuming Hamas and Fatah do form a unity government does President Obama expect Israel to make peace with a Palestinian entity which views Osama bin Laden as “a Muslim and Arabic warrior”?
I wouldn’t put it past him.
