Jordan's king boycotts Abbas. Moscow: Hamas must recognize Israel
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has run into major hurdles in his ploy for using a unity pact between his Fatah and the extremist Hamas as the fulcrum for a diplomatic offensive against Israel to climax in UN recognition of a Palestinian state in September. This is reported by debkafile’s exclusive Middle East sources. The US and Russia have nixed Abbas’ international moves until his unity partner Hamas recognizes Israel and Jordan’s Abdullah accuses him of two-timing him with that same partner.
