Senior ministers in PM Netanyahu's office are furious at the American administration, for "not reacting with proper force" to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas unity deal on Wednesday. Israel is demanding that Washington DC declare the reconciliation between the two as not legitimate. "Four times Mahmoud Abbas refused to advance the talks in recent weeks," a diplomatic source said. "He refused the American paper framework deal, he refused to recognize the Jewish state; he refused to receive the prisoner release deal and then went to the UN institutions." The source noted that "in every case Abbas was not rebuked, and the result was that he went to Hamas." Instead, the source stated that American statements against the PA's move have been "feeble." PM Netanyahu said Thursday that peace talks are "essentially buried" if PA President Abbas forges ahead with a new agreement with Hamas. "Yesterday, with the pact with Hamas, the Palestinian people took a huge step backward, away from peace, away from a good future for themselves. They chose to make a pact with the people committed to our destruction, and that doesn't square away with peace." (Israel National News/Fox)
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