| This is not quite the Second Amendment, of course... |
 Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Nasir al-Qidwa has repeated his stand on the right of Palestinian resistance movements to keep their arms. Al-Qidwa was commenting after the Israeli reaction to his earlier comments on issues including disarming the resistance, Fatah's vision of not targeting civilians, a reciprocal ceasefire and the guaranteeing of the right to resist occupation. Al-Qidwa said the resistance groups should not be disarmed as long as the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land exists. Speaking on public television on Saturday, al-Qidwa said any move to disarm would be inconceivable at this time. He described the possession of weapons during an occupation as legal. "Keeping our weapons is a strategic option," he said. |