Usually Professor Cole gets the nuances of the Middle East better than this article.
From the Jerusalem Post, "Palestinian officials in Ramallah on Sunday launched scathing attacks on US Secretary of State John Kerry and accused him of working to appease Qatar and Turkey at the expense of Egypt and the Palestinian Authority.
The officials also criticized Kerry for failing to invite representatives of Egypt and the Palestinian Authority to last weekend’s meeting in Paris to discuss a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.
Protesting against the participation of Qatar and Turkey in the Paris parley, senior Palestinian officials warned against attempts to 'bypass the PLO as the sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.'
Walid Assaf, a former PA minister, pointed out that 'this was the first meeting to discuss a Palestinian issue without Palestinian participation.'
Qatar has become the sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, Assaf said with a tone of sarcasm.'
'This was the conference of the friends of Israel.'
PA President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction said in a statement: 'Those who want Qatar or Turkey to represent them should leave and go live there.' The statement is directed against Hamas.
Usually Professor Cole gets the nuances of the Middle East better than this article.
From the Jerusalem Post, "Palestinian officials in Ramallah on Sunday launched scathing attacks on US Secretary of State John Kerry and accused him of working to appease Qatar and Turkey at the expense of Egypt and the Palestinian Authority.
The officials also criticized Kerry for failing to invite representatives of Egypt and the Palestinian Authority to last weekend’s meeting in Paris to discuss a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.
Protesting against the participation of Qatar and Turkey in the Paris parley, senior Palestinian officials warned against attempts to 'bypass the PLO as the sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.'
Walid Assaf, a former PA minister, pointed out that 'this was the first meeting to discuss a Palestinian issue without Palestinian participation.'
Qatar has become the sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, Assaf said with a tone of sarcasm.'
'This was the conference of the friends of Israel.'
PA President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction said in a statement: 'Those who want Qatar or Turkey to represent them should leave and go live there.' The statement is directed against Hamas.