Abbas gets new government, but has anything changed?

Hamas describes the new Fatah-dominated government as illegitimate and says it will only deepen the Palestinian division.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh arrives for a Cabinet meeting of the new Palestinian government, in Ramallah, West Bank, April 15, 2019. - REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
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Mohammad Habosh
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hamas has lots of options for dealing with the new Fatah-led Palestinian government sworn in April 13, but not many choices seem likely to result in reconciliation given that Hamas wasn't even invited to join.

The new Palestinian government is headed by Fatah Central Committee member Mohammad Shtayyeh. Six Palestinian factions are represented, three are boycotting the government and two — Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad — were snubbed completely.

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