Rival Palestinian factions challenge unity, however deep divisions stay

JERUSALEM –
The two major rival Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, signed a joint assertion in Beijing on Tuesday that endorsed, in idea, a brief authorities for the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in a grand present of unity brokered by China’s Foreign Ministry.

The assertion helps the formation of a unified authorities for the 2 territories that each one events can agree on — a excessive bar to clear for 2 factions which have lengthy been vehemently, generally violently, opposed. But it gives little about how such a authorities could be fashioned, or when. Smaller Palestinian teams additionally signed the assertion.

For China, the settlement represents a chance to advertise a picture of Beijing as a peace dealer and an essential participant within the Middle East.