Palestinian groups meeting in Cairo for formal hudna talks

[Scurrilous]

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/368110.html

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"Hamas, Fatah and 10 other Palestinian groups are
meeting Thursday near Cairo for formal hudna
(cease-fire) talks mediated by Egyptian
Intelligence Affairs Minister Omar Suleiman.

Senior Palestinian sources
Wednesday said the Egyptians,
who convened the conference,
and Palestinian Prime
Minister Ahmed Qureia, want
to achieve an agreement for a
cease-fire for a specific
time that the Palestinian
Authority will enforce. They
said much depends on
guarantees provided by Israel to cease IDF
arrests, assassinations and shootings in areas
from which the army will eventually withdraw in
the West Bank and Gaza."

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" Despite Israeli-Egyptian contacts about the
talks, it is still not clear if Israel will
agree to become an official party to a
cease-fire which, Israeli officials argue, will
be mere cover for Palestinian organizations to
regroup and prepare for more terrorism.

Nonetheless, there appears to be a growing
consensus among Palestinian groups to give
Qureia a green light for a cease-fire so he can
try to achieve some political gains from the
Israelis. Palestinian sources said that in
addition to the cease-fire, Qureia will present
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon with a series of
other steps the PA will take, such as sealing
smuggling tunnels in Rafah, collecting illegal
weapons, and arresting elements who refuse to
observe the hudna."

[drdon326]

1. I smell.....

a 'target-rich' environment.