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| Fatah official: Hamas takeover of Gaza "a political gift to Israel" |
| 2007-12-25 |
| A "gift" that just keeps "giving". Mohamed Dahlan, a senior Fatah movement leader said Tuesday that the Islamic Resistance Movement, or Hamas's takeover of Gaza Strip in mid June by force "was a political gift for Israel." Dahlan, a major rival Fatah leader to Hamas, told Palestinian Radio "Voice of Palestine" that Hamas takeover of Gaza "was a real geographical separation of Gaza Strip from the rest of the Palestinian territories," which is exactly what Israel wants. "Isolating Gaza Strip from the rest of the Palestinian territories was an Israeli dream, and Hamas movement made this dream come true," said Dahlan. He added that the existing political battle is now against Hamas and the bloody stream, "and this political battle is a priority for all Palestinian factions, because those who are under siege, is not Hamas, but the Palestinian people." Dahlan accused Hamas movement of seeking to keep its grip on the Gaza Strip by offering Israel "a free Hudna (truce)." |
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