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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Palestinian Factions Meeting in Cairo Failed Before It Began</h1></div>
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<p><span>By Resistance News Network – Jul 31, 2023</span></p>
<p><span>Yesterday, the Cairo meeting concluded after five hours of
discussions between major Palestinian political factions, except those
boycotting (PIJ). The emergency meeting was called in the wake of the
Fury of Jenin battle, and a major point of contention was the release of
the PA’s 50+ political prisoners, many of whom are PIJ leaders.</span></p>
<p><span>‘In summary, nothing was gained from the meeting, and no
closing statement was agreed upon. In terms of the Palestinian political
scene, this is a net positive, as the PA was not able to get its way to
enshrine itself as the “representative” of the Palestinian people nor
to subdue resistance.</span></p>
<p><span>‘PIJ was willing to concede on some points had the PA agreed to
release the political prisoners, a demand that Hamas, PFLP, and other
factions pressured for as well. This was not achieved, and the result of
the meeting was the formation of a “dialogue committee” to follow-up on
the discussions, without a set date. This meeting comes following the
October 2022 Algiers Accords, in which elections were agreed to be held
within a year; however, the Cairo meeting differs in that it is the
first of its kind in a long time that included so many factions, all of
whom are targeted by the zionist government.</span></p>
<p><span>‘Five hours of discussion led to no result, but no result is
favorable compared to the negative achievement of the PA seeking to
establish “peaceful resistance” and “international legitimacy ” under a
back-stabbing Oslo framework. This is especially true in light of the
PA’s rabid pursual of resistance fighters (and journalists and students)
and security coordination with the zionist entity in recent months
following the Aqaba and Sharm El-Sheikh summits, anti-liberation
behavior that did not cease despite the major resistance developments of
the last year.</span></p>
<p><span>‘The PA criminalizes the righteous resistance of the factions,
but the factions still agreed to meet to agree to a broad political
consensus. The PFLP and Hamas worked hard with other factions to ensure
no concessions on resistance would be made. Although PIJ did not attend,
it made its position clear that it would not agree to any dialogue
without the release of the PA’s political prisoners, a demand that other
factions, especially PFLP, rallied around. This demand, and the
cessation of political arrests, was summarily rejected by the
Palestinian Authority.</span></p>
<p><span>‘In summary, Abbas failed to gain any achievement except for
the picture of Palestinian leaders sitting side by side, a false
illusion of unity in contrast to the true unity on the ground and in the
battlefield. Abbas stands with his illegally appointed Central Council
members, a move rejected fully by all factions. PFLP led the charge on
drafting a final statement and code of honor, which was developed in
conjunction with the other factions to develop a unified resistance and
representation strategy. What is clear is that mobilization and
coordination of factions for a true national consensus is possible, but
the US- and zionist-backed Palestinian Authority was and continues to be
an obstacle’ </span></p>
<p>(<a href="https://t.me/PalestineResist/10944"><span>Resistance News Network</span></a><span> )</span></p>
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