It's a win-win deal for Abbas & the genocidal jihadist group{ Hamas } - from  Caroline Glick

The deal frees Hamas from the financial burden of governing Gaza. The slack will be made up by the PA's US, European and Israeli-financed budget.

Hamas will be able to go back to using all of its own funds to run its 20,000-man army and expand its already massive arsenal of missiles.

Just as important, it will be able to rebuild its military and political infrastructures in Judea and Samaria.

Moreover, as a partner in the government, Hamas will have veto power over many of the Palestinian Authority's governing decisions, so there will be no negotiations, no recognition, no cessation of terror assaults and no peace with Israel with this Palestinian government. Then again, none of these things was forthcoming with Abbas at the helm at any time.

As for Abbas, by signing the deal, he gets to deploy a ceremonial force to Gaza that will enable him to tell willfully credulous Americans that he is now in charge of Gaza, so they should feel comfortable giving him more taxpayer funds.

Abbas's unity deal with Hamas renders the entire Palestinian Authority a terrorist organization. Modeled on Hezbollah's deal with the Lebanese political leadership, the unity agreement formalizes the PLO's role as Hamas's protector and defender on the international scene. And it enables Hamas, as a member of the PA, to receive open assistance of every kind for its terrorist operations in Gaza and Judea and Samaria alike.

Since unlike Fatah, Hamas is recognized as a terrorist organization by Israel, the US, the EU, the unity deal makes it unlawful for any of them to continue to cooperate with, let alone support, the PA in any way.

BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER