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Hamas leaders warn Abbas: talks 'trap' |
2007-10-13 |
![]() Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh criticized Abbas for planning to attend next month's US-sponsored international peace conference, meant to provide support for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. And he cautioned him not to "give this occupier legitimacy on our land." "Don't fall into the trap of the coming conference. Don't make new compromises on Jerusalem, on our sovereignty," Haniyeh urged. Haniyeh, who now heads the Hamas government in Gaza, told thousands of cheering supporters at the Palestine Stadium in Gaza City that Abbas could not negotiate without Hamas' support. "Don't go to conference when you don't have the power card in your pocket - and the power card is Hamas," Haniyeh told his supporters. Exiled Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal echoed the warning in a holiday message on Hamas radio. And he urged Abbas, who set up his own government in the West Bank after Hamas' Gaza takeover, to accept the Islamists' invitations for dialogue. |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 And he urged Abbas, who set up his own government in the West Bank after Hamas' Gaza takeover, to accept the Islamists' invitations for dialogue. Yas ... Yas! The more often these two are in the same room the greater chances that something untoward might happen to one or both of them. Me like! |
Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-13 13:22 |