Barghouti planning Palestinian ceasefire

[Englander]

By JPOST.COM STAFF

Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti was reportedly conducting efforts recently to get all Palestinian movements to hold a ceasefire with Israel.

According to a report by the Palestinian news agency Ma'an, Barghouti's initiative would have the Palestinians declare a ceasefire unilaterally. Furthermore, they would urge the international community, especially Europe, to have Israel cease military activity in the Palestinian territories.

The plan, if accepted, would not necessarily address the recognition of Israel or its right to exist, but rather, it would urge Hamas to respect all prior agreements signed between Israel and the Palestinians.

In order to set the plan in motion, Barghouti has been working to convene a meeting that would include all Palestinian factions. The meeting would likely be hosted by Qatar.

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[acmejack]

1. A real ceasefire would be a huge & meaningful gesture

It would give the Hamas led Government a patina of legitimacy in the eyes of the world. Legitimacy they sorely need, I suggest. I hope and pray they can pull this off, it would place the ball squarely in the Israelis court and perhaps open the door to some concrete progress on this front at long last.

Hey, one can hope...