Gaza Hamas leader: World should accept unity deal
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gaza's Hamas prime minister says the world should accept the will of the Palestinian people for a unity government between his Islamic movement and the more moderate Fatah.
Ismail Haniyeh spoke in Gaza City a day after Hamas and Fatah signed a reconciliation accord aimed at ending a bitter split that left Gaza and the West Bank under rival governments.
Israel, the U.S. and other nations have expressed concern at the prospect of Hamas joining a government. Hamas does not recognize Israel and is labeled a terrorist group by many because of multiple suicide bombings and rocket attacks against Israel.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Haniyeh called on the international community to work with the unity government now being formed. He said, "Boycotts and economic sanctions are the politics of failure."