Hamas-Fatah Deal?

Published April 27, 2011 5:36pm ET



The New York Times reports:

Fatah and Hamas, the rival Palestinian movements, reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday to end the years-long internal Palestinian schism, according to Egyptian and Palestinian officials….
Citing an Egyptian official, Wafa reported that delegations led by Azzam al-Ahmed of Fatah and Moussa Abu Marzouk of Hamas had agreed in Cairo on issues including the formation of a temporary unity government and the holding of Palestinian elections.

Elliott Abrams explains what this might mean:

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