Meretz leader calls on Israel to recognize Palestinian unity government

15 August 2014, 12:40 pm

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Meretz party leader Zehava Gal-on calls on the cabinet, which convened this morning, to announce its recognition of the Palestinian unity government and cooperate with it in the ceasefire negotiations in Cairo. She accuses the Israeli government of strengthening Hamas — at the expense of the Palestinian Authority — by negotiating with it.

“It’s unacceptable that in the ceasefire talks in Cairo we’re strengthening Hamas, bestowing upon it achievements, and weakening the moderate [Palestinian] forces,” Army Radio quotes her as saying. “The time has come to learn lessons and stop the boycott of the [Palestinian] unity government, which is not only deleterious, but ridiculous.”