The confrontations have come at a time when Abbas has been trying to persuade Hamas to moderate its anti-Israel stance and ally with Fatah in a national unity government. Abbas believes that Hamas’s acceptance of negotiations with Israel is the only way to break the international sanctions that are devastating Palestinian society.
这些对峙发生在阿巴斯试图劝说哈马斯温和其反以立场并且与法塔赫在民族团结政府中联合的时候。阿巴斯相信，哈马斯接受与以色列谈判是打破令巴勒斯坦社会瘫痪的国际制裁的唯一途径。