Palestinians had long awaited the speech by Hamas’ political bureau head Khaled Meshaal on May 20, which coincided with the anniversary of the Nakba. The wheel of reconciliation has started and a national consensus government will soon be announced.
Meshaal’s 40-minute speech was delivered from his headquarters in Qatar in the presence of dozens of Hamas figures as well as Arab and foreign journalists, writers and politicians. The speech was aired on Al-Aqsa, Al-Quds and Al Jazeera TV stations.