The interior minister of the Hamas-led Palestinian government said Wednesday that efforts were under way, with help from the US, to remove the group from power. "There is American support for whoever wants to topple the government," Palestinian Interior Minister Said Siyam told reporters in Cairo. "Why don't they want Hamas in the government? Is it forbidden (by God)? It came to power through the will of the people and that should be respected. This is a war waged on the government."
On Tuesday, head of Egyptian Intelligence Omar Suleiman told Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Mashaal to urge Hamas to relinquish its rule in the Palestinian Authority in order to solve the problems in the Palestinian territories. During a meeting in Damascus, Suleiman proposed that Hamas oversee the government via the PA parliament where the organization has a majority. |