Tahdi'a
The Arabic- Islamic legal term Tahdi'a (also Tahdiya , Tahadiya ; Arabic تهدئة, DMG Tahdiʾa 'pacification') means something like limited ceasefire .
Tahdi'a denotes a temporary cessation of warlike or hostile acts - however, it is not binding, has no fixed time frame and can be ended immediately if it is advantageous for the believers. Tahdi'a is to be distinguished from a hudna (armistice) and a sulh ("peace, peace agreement; reconciliation"). In the Middle East conflict , there is often talk of a "ceasefire" (Hudna) when the de facto Tahdi'a is in place.
While hudna is a traditional Arabic term, Tahd'ia is a modern term in the political Israelite-Palestinian discourse. Mahmoud Abbas , head of the Palestinian Authority , used him on January 22, 2005 when he announced a fundamental agreement between most Palestinian factions to reduce terrorist activities in order to bring calm to the region. However, at a round of talks in Cairo on March 15, 2005 between the Palestinian factions, the representatives of the armed groups did not agree to a ceasefire, but merely to a tahd'ia. The term is also seen as a trick by commentators.
Web links
- Jonathan Dahoah-Halevi: Hamas' interest in a temporary ceasefire (tahdiya) with Israel. In: Jerusalem Center of June 22, 2008.
- Tally Helfont: Tahdiya: Calm before The Palestinian Storm? In: Foreign Policy Research Institute , December 2008.
- www.achgut.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ United State Institute of Peace ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. A Hamas Government: Isolate or Engage? (accessed on August 30, 2016)
- ↑ merip.org Birth Pangs of a New Palestine. (accessed on August 30, 2016)
- ↑ Tahdiah. Hamas and the Political Process. Hebrew תהדיאה In: The Reut Institute, April 17, 2006.
