The Globe and Mail

Go to the Globe and Mail homepage

Jump to main navigationJump to main content

Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah attends his first meeting of the Palestinian unity government cabinet, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday.
Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah attends his first meeting of the Palestinian unity government cabinet, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday.
(Majdi Mohammed/Associated Press)

Israel's actions measured after world recognizes Palestinian 'unity' government

PATRICK MARTIN

 — The Globe and Mail

Published

Last updated

In the latest showdown between Israel and the Palestinians, it was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who blinked Tuesday, after it became clear no other country, including the United States, would join him in opposing the Palestinians’ controversial new “unity” government – largely a group of unaffiliated technocrats agreed on by the PLO and Hamas.