The Makkah Agreement between Hamas and Fatah has once again put the cat among the pigeons. The internal fighting can stop and the business of governing and freeing a nation can once again begin (listen to this week's podcast for more).
Hamas have managed to forge an agreement with the US and Israeli-backed Fatah without caving into their demands. As such it is fascinating to see the silence which has greeted the agreement. The Quartet have thus far not come out and said that sanctions will cease, despite their current favoured son Abu Mazen jumping in bed with Hamas.
The Saudis meanwhile have apparently offered £1bn dollars to the new government, eclipsing the donations from Iran. I've posted before about the complete lack of support from Arab states for the Palestinians, so this is a step change.
Set against the recent US courting of "moderate" Sunni countries (Saudi, Egypt, Jordan) in order to garner support for an assault on Iran, it will be interesting to see the US's next move. Will they risk upsetting the Saudis by rejecting their brokered agreement? Or will Iran take strategic precedence? Or will the US and Israel be able to have their cake and eat it?
However, the Fanonite cites articles showing the Saudis are now actually investing in Israel.
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