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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Warty Nose says Palestinian negotiators 'weak'
2010-09-16
(Ma'an) -- Prominent Hamas leader Mahmoud Warty Nose Zahhar described the Paleostinian negotiating team as weak on Wednesday, a day after Israeli and Paleostinian leaders met in Egypt for the second round of negotiations.

In a statement issued, the Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, leader said the negotiating team's weakness was the result of President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas' decision to resume talks, despite his earlier stance that a total halt to settlement construction should be implemented before Paleostinians return to the negotiating table. "They should be depending on resistance," Az-Zahhar said.

While he said he was unable to predict either the failure or success of the current round of direct negotiations, "They are not the first of their kind nor will they be the last because they serve the good of the occupation ... American interests require the implementation of US policies in the region, and these talks come within that framework."

'US will eventually side with Israel'

The US, he said, had no "positive role" in negotiations and will "eventually side with Israel on the judaizing of Jerusalem, building settlements, confiscating Paleostinian land ... the US negotiator, as well as the Quartet, are only pressuring Paleostinians to further compromise."

Az-Zahhar further said the issues up for negotiation "are so dangerous," adding that the right of return should be the negotiating team's paramount priority. "No agreement would approved without having this issue included in it. The occupation's stance on it is clear and will not accept approving this right."

Reiterating his movement's stance that "resistance is the only way to confront Israel," Az-Zahhar said Paleostinians would not agree on any land concessions. "The Israeli negotiator only wants to take and not give."

Earlier Wednesday, a source told Ma'an that US mediators may may step in and offer a solution to the settlements issue, as Israel's 10-month illegal settlement construction moratorium is set to expire in late September. The PLO and Paleostinian Authority said it will withdraw from negotiations if Israel does not offer an extension to the freeze.
Posted by:Fred

#1  Compare wid WAFF > [paraph]WEST HAS TO FUND PALEOS BECUASE ARAB-MUSLIMS WON'T | ARAB-MUSLIM STTAES FAIL TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PA [comprise only 22% of US$530Milyuhn ininternational outlays to PA since Jan 2010].
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-09-16 01:13  

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