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| Bad cop Hamas: Resistance is the peoples choice |
| 2009-12-09 |
| [Ma'an] The first and second Palestinian intifadas proved that resistance is the Palestinian peoples' strategic choice to confront Israeli occupation, said Hamas spokesman Abdel Latif Al-Qanou on Tuesday in a statement marking the 22nd anniversary of the first Palestinian Intifada. "On the anniversary of the intifada which coincides with the anniversary of Hamas, we assure that we will carry on the jihad and the resistance," he said. Al-Qanou added that the Hamas movement considered the first Palestinian Intifada, which started in 1987 in Jabaliya, northern Gaza as thwarting the "breaking the bones" strategy of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The Hamas spokesman further praised the resolve of the Palestinian people and their resistance to the Israeli occupation, as well as their patience with the siege on Gaza that Israel initiated three years ago against the 1.5 million Palestinians of the Gaza Strip. |
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