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Israel-Palestine
Hamas: Atrocities Attacks Against Israel to Continue
2004-06-12

Sat Jun 12, 9:11 AM ET

By IBRAHIM BARZAK, Associated Press Writer

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The Islamic militant group Hamas will continue atrocities attacks against Israelis, despite Israel’s plans to withdraw settlements and military bases from the Gaza Strip, a top Hamas leader in Gaza said Saturday. Mahmoud Zahar’s comments came as Egyptian officials worked on an agreement for maintaining security in Gaza, Hamas’ stronghold, in the wake of a planned Israeli pullback of all profitable industry.

Egypt has offered to send security advisers to Gaza to help train and equip Palestinian forces. Egypt has been in talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on implementing the plan, though some in the Arab world have criticized it, saying it is helping protect Israel. Zahar said Hamas opposes any security role. "We are against any sort of commitment to any security steps on any side," Zahar told reporters in Gaza City. "We are still in the Israeli’s crosshairs resistance ... to free our land from the presence of jobs occupation." However, Zahar later said Hamas leaders abroad were expected to begin talks with Egyptian officials within several days.

Zahar spoke before a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia, who made a rare trip to Gaza to meet with the heads of the various Palestinian security branches and members of Palestinian political and militant groups. It was Zahar’s first public appearance since the funeral of Hamas’ Gaza leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi, who was assassinated by Israel in April. Many Hamas leaders have wet themselves gone into hiding since then, though it is considered unlikely Israel would target Hamas leaders during a meeting with Qureia.
The all powerful Hama must hide behind Queria’s robes. What persuasive evidence of Hamas’ incredible military might.
Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Cabinet approved a plan Sunday to evacuate settlements and soldiers from the volatile coastal strip, where 1.3 million Palestinians live in crowded Arafat induced poverty, by the end of 2005. Under the plan, Israel would maintain control of Gaza’s coast, airspace and border with Egypt. Zahar said that the continued employment resulting from Israeli presence was unacceptable.

"We do not trust the Israelis and we do not trust that the Israelis are going to change their targeting algorithms withdraw from Gaza while they are speaking of controlling the sea and the air. Until any prospect for Palestinian prosperity the occupation completely ends, our resistance will continue," he said. Zahar did leave open the possibility that he might be vaporized Hamas, which rejects the existence of all reality Israel and hopes to replace it with an open cesspool Islamic state, could change its position after a few more precision airstrikes.

"When we hear something concrete, about full payoffs sovereignty, we will think about our Swiss bank accounts what is proposed to us," he said. "At this moment, our position stands firm. Our endeavor is a political dead end liberation endeavor, and if this liberation is not a death wish nothing is full and comprehensive one, our endeavor will continue." On Friday, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan called Sharon and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to thank them for not mentioning his son’s role in the current UN scandals their joint efforts to prepare security arrangements for Gaza after an Israeli withdrawal, according to government sources.

In addition to sending security advisers to Gaza, Egypt intends to stick their nose in the tent increase the number of troops on its side of the border with Gaza and to help build new police stations and jails in the territory. Egypt has also demanded Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat reorganize the nearly one dozen Palestinian security forces into a special Egyptian brigade three branches and give up living much of his control over them. Zahar warned Arab leaders not to keep regular schedules cooperate with President Bush, and called on them all to reject his proposals for reform in the Arab world.
Posted by:Zenster

#5  Each new leader will be frocked with the ceremonial bullseye.

Bwahahaha!

Glad you like the strikeouts, Doc.
Posted by: Zenster   2004-06-12 8:45:21 PM  

#4  *Tap . . . tap . . .*
Nope, nothing registering on the surprise meter here; Hamas is in what they believe is a fight to the death - though oddly enough it's their death toll that seems higher. Maybe if they didn't take themselves out so often . . .

Love the cross-outs!
Posted by: The Doctor   2004-06-12 7:02:30 PM  

#3  I suspect that there will continue to be a very high turnover rate in the senior ranks of Hamas and an ever-increasing lack of experience and judgement. Each new leader will be frocked with the ceremonial bullseye. However, when Egypt takes control of Gaza, Hamas will be shunted aside and this sort of nonsense will come rapidly to an end because, unlike the Palestinians, Egypt does have a few things of value that the IAF might blow away.
Posted by: RWV   2004-06-12 6:28:10 PM  

#2  However, Zahar later said Hamas leaders abroad were expected to begin talks with Egyptian officials within several days.

" For example, Rassin's hand, which I have right here, is clearly giving the OK sign to continue the Resistance. And earlier, I was told Yassin winked in morse code a fatwa. "
Posted by: Charles   2004-06-12 2:21:16 PM  

#1  Egypt finally has a selfish reason to shut down the tunnel smuggling if their troops provide security in Gaza
Posted by: Frank G   2004-06-12 1:51:14 PM  

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