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| Hamas says willing to accept 6-month truce |
| 2008-04-25 |
| Hamas is willing to observe a temporary truce in hostilities with Israel that would begin in Gaza and last for six months, this after all other Palestinian armed groups agree to the stated terms, top Hamas leader Dr. Mahmoud al-Zahar said at a press conference in Cairo on Thursday. Al-Zahar said that the lull must be "mutual and simultaneous and the blockade must be lifted and the crossing points opened, including the Rafah crossing point (between Gaza and Egypt)." Egyptian Intelligence chief, Minister Omar Suleiman, has agreed to summon representatives from all other Palestinian factions to discuss the proposed truce next Wednesday – including Islamic Jihad, the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Hamas would also send delegates on its behalf. It remains unclear if Fatah will partake in the meeting. Suleiman will then set the date for the official commencement of the agreement, al-Zahar said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 ION TOPIX > HEZBOLLAH-INSPIRED MILITIA MAY SET UP NEW STATE INSIDE IRAQ. Read, Iranian-controlled sub-State = State within a State??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-04-25 21:43 |
| #7 IIRC, IRNA > HAMAS? POLITICAL OFFICE OFFICIO - insists that HAMAS WILL NOT RECOGNIZE ISRAEL'S SOVEREIGNTY OR INDEPENDENCE "FOR GOOD", i.e. NEVER??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-04-25 19:12 |
| #6 Hurting are they? Hurt some more. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-04-25 09:59 |
| #5 6 months will not bring peace. 6 feet of dirt will. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-04-25 09:27 |
| #4 Truce (n): You stop resisting and retaliating while we continue to target and murder your civilians with rockets and suicide bombers. -- Ham-Ass Dictionary |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-04-25 08:23 |
| #3 Charlie Brown... Lucy... football... |
| Posted by: Raj 2008-04-25 08:19 |
| #2 Why should Israel even contemplate giving its mortal enemy 6 months respite in which to rearm and reorganize? |
| Posted by: RWV 2008-04-25 07:58 |
| #1 How about this, Mahmoud: If after six months, there has not been a single attack on or in Israel, they will consider easing (not lifting) the blockade? The very first attack on or in Israel will mean the blockade is on for at least a year. |
| Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-04-25 00:25 |