Fatah: Blair's meeting with Hamas is a 'conspiracy'

Fatah criticised Hamas for holding meetings with former Quartet envoy Tony Blair, Quds Press reported yesterday.

In a statement, Fatah said that the meeting, which was sponsored by international and Arabic sides to reinforce the Hamas-Israel ceasefire and lift the siege on Gaza, aimed to reinforce the internal Palestinian divisions and separate the Gaza Strip from other parts of the Palestinian state on 1967 borders.

It also claimed that these meetings aim to destroy the Palestinian goal of establishing a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

Fatah said that the “document” adopted by Blair to “market” Hamas in the West postpones the issues of the final stage solution, including Jerusalem and this would lead to the full Judaisation of the holy city.

“If Hamas is serious about fulfilling the national goals, it would have achieved the national unity government,” which was agreed up in several Palestinian agreements and it would have held “free elections”.

Fatah concluded by declaring meetings such as those held between Hamas and Blair as being aimed at undermining the PLO and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the sole representatives of the Palestinian people.