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http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/126926 A First: Fatah Chief in the President's Residence 20 Tammuz 5768, 23 July 08 08:11 by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz (IsraelNN.com) It was a first of its kind event Tuesday afternoon when Palestinian Authority (P.A.) Chairman and Fatah chief Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) crossed the threshold of the President's Residence in Jerusalem. He was there, along with a V.I.P. entourage, for a meeting with President Shimon Peres. Abu Mazen and President Peres discussed local and regional developments, as well as joint Israeli-P.A. economic initiatives. The P.A. Chairman's visit with Peres included all the trappings of a visit by a foreign dignitary, including P.L.O. flags alongside Israeli flags and a red-carpet reception. The official President's Residence in Jerusalem is where the President traditionally greets and hosts visiting V.I.P.s. P.A. negotiator Saeb Erekat, who also attended the meeting with Peres, said that he and his colleagues were seeking to recruit Peres to help "halt settlement expansion." In his comments to reporters at the President's Residence, Abbas said, "We are against [kidnapped IDF Cpl.] Gilad Shalit's captivity. He must be released in exchange for other prisoners. This is the only way we can reach a solution." Shalit is currently being held by the Hamas terrorist organization, which rules the P.A. in Gaza. Speaking with Voice of Israel government radio before the meeting, President Peres said, "Abu Mazen is the elected leader and he has stood up courageously against Hamas. He deserves to be invited in an honorable way to the President's Residence in Jerusalem." Recent efforts on Abbas's part regarding Hamas, however, have focused primarily on drafting a unity agreement with the Islamist terror organization. In addition, as noted by opposition Knesset Member Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu), Abbas-controlled P.A. media have been singing the praises of mass murderers Samir Kuntar and Dalal al-Mughrabi in recent days. %ad% P.A. news agency P.N.N. commented, "Although some describe the meeting as historic because it is the first time Peres has invited Abbas to his home, the local community is not hopeful that it will produce a tangible result." In contrast, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said that his meeting with Abu Mazen in Paris two weeks ago was fruitful and serious, leading to significant understandings ahead of a diplomatic agreement. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
