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The Palestinian unity government of 2014 is a national and political union formed on 2 June 2014 under Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. The new government was formed after an agreement between the Fatah and Hamas parties. The ministers were nominally independent, but overwhelmingly seen as loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement or to smaller leftist factions. None was believed to have close ties to Hamas.〔(''Thumbnails of key ministers in Palestinian Cabinet'' ). Associated Press, 2 June 2014〕 Like the former emergency governments installed by Presidential decree, this unity government was in fact illegal after 30 days, as it was not approved by the Legislative Council.〔 US Secretary of State John Kerry said that Washington would work with the new Palestinian government while continuing to watch it closely. The Israeli government condemned the unity government. It immediately announced a series of punitive measures, including the withholding of some tax it collects on the PA's behalf, and freezing negotiations with the Palestinians. It refused to allow the passage of at least three prospective ministers from the Gaza Strip to the occupied West Bank, while it called on the international community to shun the new Palestinian government.〔(''Palestinians form consensus government'' ). Al Jazeera, 3 June 2014〕 Before the agreement, there were two separate governments, one ruled by Fatah in the West Bank and the other by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The European Union, the United Nations, the United States, China, India, Russia and Turkey all agreed to work with it.〔(6 March 2014) (''International community welcomes Palestinian unity government'' ) The Jerusalem Post〕〔Panda, [http://thediplomat.com/2014/06/india-and-china-back-unified-palestinian-government/ ''India and China Back Unified Palestinian Government''. Ankit, The Diplomat (4 June 2014)〕〔[http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/03/us-palestinian-unity-usa-idUSKBN0ED1VQ20140603 ''Obama administration to work with Palestinian unity government'']. Wroughton, Lesley and Zengerle, Patricia, Reuters (2 June 2014)〕 == History == The Palestinian unity government first convened in Gaza on 9 October 2014 to discuss the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip following the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict. As Hamas was discontended with the government over the failure of the reconstruction process in Gaza, the ongoing closure of the crossings and the failure to settle the issue of the payment of employee salaries, it threatened with a vote of no confidence in Parliament. Like the former emergency governments installed by Presidential Legislative Council.〔(''Hamas threatens vote of no confidence in Abbas'' ). Al-Monitor, 21 November 2014. "Moreover, it is illegal as it has yet to get the vote of confidence of the parliament, knowing that it was formed five months ago" "A senior official in the office of Abbas told...“Hamas’ expected step to withdraw the confidence from the government is illegal, as it is an interim one and did not originally get the parliament’s vote of confidence to have it withdrawn. Moreover, when Hamas signed the reconciliation agreement and accepted the government formation, it knew full well that there was no agreement to put this government to vote.”"〕 Without te the cooperation of Fatah, however, it was not possible to get the necessary quorum to put a vote. On 30 November 2014, Hamas declared that the unity government had ended with the expiration of the six month term. Abbas had Israel and Hamas accused of secretly negotiating, and said earlier that Hamas is completely responsible for Gaza, and not the joint Fatah-Hamas unity government.〔(''Hamas says unity government is over'' ). Jerusalem Post, 30 November 2014〕〔(''Hamas: Palestinian unity govt has expired'' ). Ma'an, 30 November 2014〕 Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri criticized the PA for the arrest of hundreds of Hamas operatives〔 and detaining 80 Palestinians in the West Bank for political affiliation. Hamas denounced "the escalating violations and criminal acts by the PA security services against supporters of Hamas and the Palestinian resistance".〔 Fatah denied that the unity government mandate had ended. Faisal Abu Shahla said that the reconciliation agreement was still in force, but additional reconciliation talks were suspended until Hamas responded to Fatah regarding a series of bomb attacks against Fatah officials’ property in Gaza and the subsequent cancellation of a memorial service for deceased Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.〔(''Fatah official denies unity government mandate has ended'' ). Times of Israel, 1 December 2014〕 On 17 June 2015, the government resigned after President Mahmoud Abbas had said it was unable to operate in the Gaza Strip. There had been indirect talks between Hamas and Israel on ways to firm up an informal ceasefire agreement concluded after the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.〔(''Palestinian unity government resigns'' ). Al Jazeera, 17 June 2015〕〔(''Hamas Rejects 'One-sided' Dissolution of Palestinian Government'' ). Haaretz, 17 June 2015〕 Hamas, however, rejected any unilateral dissolution of the Palestinian consensus government without holding discussions with all parties.〔〔 On 1 July, a cabinet reshuffle was announced, but Hamas opposed the unilateral forming process, arguing that any unity government should be a non-political entity, carrying out tasks agreed upon by all factions. Hamas said it will retain its control on Gaza Strip and split from the coming government if it was not actively included in the process, but preferred a consensus government to govern both the Gaza Strip and West Bank.〔(''New cabinet reshuffle on consensus government'' ). Ma’an, 1 July 2015 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Palestinian unity government of 2014」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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