The appointment of Mohammad Mustafa as the new Palestinian Prime Minister by President Mahmoud Abbas has ignited controversy among Palestinian factions. Mustafa, a leading business figure and ally of Abbas, was designated with the mandate to help reform the Palestinian Authority (PA) and rebuild Gaza. However, this unilateral decision has been criticized by Hamas and other factions, including Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and the Palestinian National Initiative, for being made without national consensus or discussions. These groups argue that it deepens divisions and highlights a significant gap between the government and the Palestinian people. The US's efforts to revive the PA are reportedly hindered by a lack of a ground game and no White House mandate to engage Palestinian officials, according to former CIA officer William Usher. Amidst these tensions, Fatah has issued a strong statement against Hamas, blaming it for the catastrophe of the October 7th event, which they claim has brought more suffering to the Palestinians than the Nakba of 1948. Fatah accuses Hamas of acting under the influence of the Iranian regime and causing the reoccupation of the Gaza Strip by Israel.
Fatah is right to push back against Hamas and criticize the Islamist group’s statement about the formation of a new technocrat government led by Muhammed Mustafa, long-time economic advisor of Palestinian President Abbas. Hamas complained that this government supposedly worsens…
Fatah is correct that Hamas’ terrorism rampage on Oct 7th has been a “Nakba” for Palestinians. Within terrorism studies, there’s a debate over whether terrorism “works.” It worked only in the sense of flattening Gaza & getting violent parades in the West. https://t.co/GcVbZYhHof
Fatah harder on Hamas than most in western politics and media "... it seems that the comfortable life that this leadership lives in seven-star hotels has blinded it from what is right, wondering why most of Hamas’ leaders live abroad, and why they and their families fled" https://t.co/M2HXaFz5CF
Mohammad Mustafa will try to assemble a gov't of experts to manage West Bank affairs and Gaza's rebuilding. But with a lack of public legitimacy and Israel's opposition, he is unlikely to succeed. If he can arrange elections, that could change / @KhJacki https://t.co/AD1DcFVv9g
Fatah slams Hamas: Responsible for the current ‘Nakba’ #terrorism https://t.co/ksJzb7Xd8l
Fatah blames Hamas for causing more suffering among Palestinians than 1948. Hamas calls for protests in the West Bank, get nothing. Imagine if Israel had only targeted Hamas and not brought costs to Palestinian civilians. There’d be no reason for anyone to oppose Hamas. https://t.co/HB9eD9m4nh
“Those who were responsible for the return to the occupation to Gaza Strip and caused the Nakba which our Palestinian people live… have no right to dictate national priorities,” Fatah stated of Hamas. Report by @MOhadIsrael. https://t.co/ekeNxROWOd
Hamas media slams the rival Fatah movement of President Abbas after Fatah blamed Hamas for bringing about a catastrophe "worse than the nakba," accusing Hamas of acting as a foreign agent, while ridiculing Hamas leaders for "living in 7 star hotels" https://t.co/EFfx8i1Slp
For those closely watching the formation of a new Palestinian Government, this reported statement from Fatah is worth reading. Especially as many falsely assert Palestinian politics is monolithic to suit their own opposition to a two-state solution. https://t.co/0XRg3QbSVO
BREAKING: Palestine's Fatah party has responded to Hamas's criticism of the formation of a PA government "without Hamas's consultation.” And it gets ugly: The party retorts that "whoever caused Israel's reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, and caused the Nakba that the Palestinian… https://t.co/h8ni0i6VH5
Hamas: Fatah didn’t consult Palestinians when naming a new prime minister. Fatah: Look who’s talking— Hamas that caused Palestinians the worst disaster since 1948 by going to war without consulting anyone. https://t.co/IB6alTdX2K
Hamas criticizes PA's unilateral appointment of prime minister, alleging harm to national cause. https://t.co/HbhBgN5AK1
#FATAH/#PLO criticises #HAMAS (albeit without naming them) for bringing catastrophe on Palestinians in #Gaza and trying to dictate the terms of engagement for the whole Palestinian national movement. https://t.co/Qp0WYUrd06
An extraordinary moment. Fatah's devastating attack on the disaster that Hamas has brought on the Palestinian people. It does not spare Israel blame either but this is damning: "Those who caused the reoccupation of Gaza by Israel, and caused the catastrophe that the… https://t.co/OmdGZT5rNc
Fatah: "Hamas’s decision to undertake the adventure of Oct. 7 led to a catastrophe more horrific and cruel than the catastrophe of 1948."
Fatah notes that the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist rampage was deeply counterproductive for Palestinians and their political cause. https://t.co/JkNyeGo52Q
Wow. Fatah finally states the truth about Hamas Oct7::: ‘You are responsible and you are guilty of the greatest disaster in the history of the Palestinian people. ‘ https://t.co/lkuHC8B3FF
Hamas Lashes Out at Abbas' 'Unilateral' Designation of New PM https://t.co/qPznIrwY4V
Official Fatah statement against Hamas: ‼️ ”You didn't consult anyone before you went for 7/10. You are responsible and you are guilty of the greatest disaster in the history of the Palestinian people. You want Iran to rule over us. Your leaders live in 7-star hotels abroad,… https://t.co/Pgaljqh1ql
With lack of public legitimacy and Israel's opposition, Mohammad Mustafa is unlikely to succeed in managing West Bank affairs and Gaza's rebuilding. If he can arrange elections, that could change / Jack Khoury https://t.co/AD1DcFW2YO
Fatah hits back at other Palestinian groups’ criticism over new PA prime minister https://t.co/X2OFr5tQ5w
🇵🇸FATAH SLAMS HAMAS IN LATEST STATEMENT "Hamas, which caused the Nakba and the reoccupation of the Gaza Strip by Israel, has no right to determine the priorities of the people and is really disconnected from reality. We are surprised and regret the talk of Hamas about… https://t.co/G8S7DVefvH
🇵🇸FATAH SLAMS HAMAS IN LATEST STATEMENT “Hamas, which caused the Nakba and the reoccupation of the Gaza Strip by Israel, has no right to determine the priorities of the people and is really disconnected from reality. We are surprised and regret the talk of Hamas about… https://t.co/CLeMZ2nCHT
All the Arab and Palestinian solidarity behind Hamas, since October 7, has been one HUGE lie. Now the hate has surfaced as Palestinian Fatah blamed Hamas for Gaza's destruction because of its "October 7 adventure." Fatah also said Hamas operates according to #Iran regime…
The Biden administration is combing a sordid collection of creaky grey-haired technocrats and middling spy chiefs to find a successor to Mahmoud Abbas. MEE breaks down everything you need to know about the US and the Palestinian Authority ⤵️ https://t.co/6ihtgSUwDb
The Biden Administration views the PA as a “completely bankrupt organisation”, a former senior US official told MEE. “The most the PA can do right now is serve as a fig leaf for an Israeli occupation of Gaza, and potentially be a conduit for aid" https://t.co/7NK6WHEldd
Today’s harsh attack by Fatah of Hamas’ statement on its dissatisfaction of Abbas’s unilateral decision to form a gov is merely a glimpse into the intense discourse I heard from 2 Fatah officials prior to the public release of the statement Their statements were harsh (1/4) https://t.co/QmF9vfPw8r
Hamas slams Mahmoud Abbas’s ‘unilateral’ designation of new PM https://t.co/svF519CBU8
“The reason the US doesn't know who will succeed Abu Mazen is because Abu Mazen doesn't know." Former senior US officials tell MEE it will take more than reshuffling the PA’s creaky leadership to revive the authority https://t.co/7wwauHXalm
"Hamas started nothing on 7 October. It was simply a new, and particularly gruesome phase in what has been decades of Palestinian resistance to Israel’s belligerent occupation of Gaza" ✍️Opinion by Jonathan Cook https://t.co/1VugInef6C
#Hamas criticizes the “unilateral” designation by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of an ally and leading business figure as prime minister with a mandate to help reform the Palestinian Authority (PA) and rebuild #Gaza. https://t.co/viOAHiW4zf
LIVE UPDATES: Four Palestinian factions - Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and the Palestinian National Initiative object to establishing new Palestinian government, Abbas decision to appoint Mahmoud Mustafa https://t.co/cKGAQv1ErV
Hamas said the decision was taken without consulting it despite recently taking part in a meeting in Moscow also attended by Abbas's Fatah movement to end long-time divisions. https://t.co/TiA5zgGnhp
Appointment of Palestinian PM reveals stagnation. The government's test will be its survival / @KhJacki https://t.co/AD1DcFW2YO
Hamas along with other factions comments on the new Palestinian PM appointment: “Deepens division.. A unilateral decision taken without national consensus or discussions. A gov that has a huge gap between it and the people”
Hamas along with other factions attacks the new Palestinian Government: “A unilateral decision taken without national consensus or discussions with other parties. A government that has a huge gap between it and the people” A government without national consensus = Dictatorship
JOINT STATEMENT BY PALESTINIAN RESISTANCE GROUPS ON NEW PLO GOVERNMENT In light of the decree issued by the President of the Palestinian Authority, appointing Dr. Mohammad Mustafa to form a new government, the Palestinian national factions affirm the following: 1. The… https://t.co/2LQp6HkPP1
The US’s bid to revive the PA is hamstrung by lack of a ground game and no White House mandate to engage Palestinian officials. “It’s not a happy relationship,” William Usher, a former CIA officer who was based in Israel, told MEE https://t.co/7wwauHXalm
Thread from the former USAID head in the West Bank and Gaza on the new Palestinian Authority prime minister. Rare to see serious analysis of internal Palestinian politics, but never more important. https://t.co/PIFvnuuG7X
🧵Here we go, a few words on the new Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa. The question: can he lead a “revitalized PA” that is ready and capable to take over from Hamas after the Gaza War, help stabilize the West Bank, and envision a meaningful pathway to statehood?