The interest of Hamas is clear, Laham says. It believes that in another year, after Abbas has failed to obtain anything from Israel, Hamas will be able to say that it gave negotiations a chance. Then it will legitimately be able to take control of the PLO and be considered the representative of the Palestinian people by the entire Arab world. And Israel? "The Israelis, like imbeciles, said 'No' and shifted the pressure onto them," Laham says.
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