..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...representative in Leb
...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
, reported that the Paleostinian movement would not participate in the talks scheduled for Thursday regarding a ceasefire in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
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Ahmed Abdel Hadi, Hamas' representative in Lebanon, confirmed to CBS News that the movement's delegation would not attend the resumption of ceasefire negotiations with Israel on Thursday.
Abdel Hadi pointed out that Hamas has not received assurances that ''Israel'' would commit to negotiating based on a previous proposal dating back to July 2.
''We are not against negotiations, and we were flexible in the previous rounds, but Netanyahu and his government rejected the July 2 proposal, imposed new conditions, and assassinated the head of our movement,'' Abdul Hadi said, in reference to the liquidation of Ismail Haniyeh
...became Prime Minister of Gaza after the legislative elections of 2006 which Hamas won. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah-Hamas festivities, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continues as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintains a separate PM in the West Bank...
, Head of the Hamas political bureau, in Tehran late last month.
Abdul Hadi added, ''Therefore, we will not participate in the August 15 talks, and we will return to the starting point.''
He explained that Hamas is ready to meet with mediators after Thursday's talks in Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
if the occupation provides a ''serious response,'' according to a diplomat familiar with the talks.
Abdul Hadi said, ''We are serious about reaching an agreement because our responsibility towards our people is to stop the massacres and famine war committed by the occupation against our people.''