prime minister was rejected by hamas. they cannot come up with a more independent figure, and now president abbas will occupy those two posts for an interim government. but there are many other reasons. this has been going on for a very long time. some experts talk about a lack of trust and a lack of political will. but also issues like how to deal with the two separate security forces. one in gaza, one in the west bank. mh as they want this reconciliation to happen, they are anxious to know the time line. not much has been given, and people here all wondering if hamas and fatah will actually implement this deal this time. christopher restrictions from the netanyahu government have not been very positive. what is the overall reaction from israel? the reaction was very similar to previous reconciliation attempts by fatah and hamas. prime minister netanyahu criticized the deal by saying that president hosny is to choose between hamas and fatah. for israel and
time is of the essence. that is the tough from greece for greece from the german chancellor. angela merkel has warned that unless athens does more to rein in its debt, there will be no additional bailouts. it appears that hard line has already had an effect. the coalition government of greece has agreed to cut 15,000 more public-sector positions. the announcement came after merkel was in paris for talks with nicolas sarkozy. the two leaders have been working closely for months to prevent a greek the fault. a guard of honor for a special guest at the palace. this year s franco-german cabinet meeting has been overshadowed by the euro debt crisis. aside from dealing with a single currency troubles, president sarkozy is hoping that chancellor merkel s visit will give his reelection campaign a boost. both leaders are to be interviewed later on monday on television. with just three months to go before voters make their choices, s has been criticized for using the crisis