25 Photo: Shutterstock Trump’s reelection forces the leadership of the Palestinian Authority, led by Mahmoud Abbas, to try to open a new page in their relationship with him and avoid the mistakes of the past. The Arab networks reported that a phone conversation took place between Mahmoud Abbas and Trump for the first time since 2017. During conversation, Abbas congratulated Trump on his victory and talked to him about stopping the war in Gaza. The Palestinian leadership does not hide its fear of another “deal of the century” that would once again authorize Israel to annex settlements in the West Bank. The Fatah websites have highlighted the faction’s desire to turn over a new leaf in its relationship with Trump, while Hamas, ever loyal to the Iranian line, has condemned Trump as an impulsive and greedy narcissist. Hamas understands that the new-old regime will expand the Abraham Accords and strengthen the alliance of the Sunni countries and Israel against the Shiite alliance (which includes Hamas and Islamic Jihad, though both are Sunni, and is supported by China and Russia). Hamas has concluded that now is the time to ramp up the “resistance” in order to face down the Americans’ attempts to stabilize the Middle East. It appears, then, that the two currents in Palestinian society, Fatah and Hamas, also reflect the inter-bloc rivalry in the Middle East that Trump will try to stabilize during his term.
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