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Egypt’s efforts to craft a workable post-war plan for Gaza continue to face multiple obstacles. Beyond Israel’s repeated and unreasonable veto of any direct role for the Ramallah-based Palestinian government, even the more modest goal of achieving Palestinian consensus has proven elusive.
When Egypt’s intelligence minister invited select Palestinian faction leaders while excluding others, the Ramallah leadership, particularly the dominant Fatah movement, objected. The invitation extended to Samir Masharawi, a senior member of the Fatah Reformist Movement founded by Mohammed Dahlan, angered officials in Ramallah. Equally upsetting was the exclusion of Ahmad Majdalani, a member of the PLO Executive Committee and leader of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front, a minor faction with little grassroots following.
Despite the absence of unanimity, those who did attend the Cairo talks agreed with their Egyptian hosts on certain criteria for a proposed technocratic governing body in Gaza. According to an Oct. 24 statement issued after the meetings, the plan envisions a “temporary Palestinian committee composed of independent technocrats from the Gaza Strip to manage essential services and daily life in cooperation with Arab partners and international organizations, based on principles of transparency and national accountability.”
