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2009-10-14 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Fatah leaders call Mash'al a Judas who has "lit sedition" in Palestine
Ma'an -- In a joint speech Senior PLO officials Mohammad Dahlan and Yasser Abed Rabbo railed against the recent words of Hamas leader in exile Khalid Mash'al, where Abed Rabbo called him the "Last Supper man" in an apparent reference to the biblical betrayer Judas.

The Tuesday speeches came a day after
Mash'al spoke to supporters in Damascus, where he accused Fatah leader and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of betraying the Palestinain people for his government's actions around the Goldstone report
Mash'al spoke to supporters in Damascus, where he accused Fatah leader and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of betraying the Palestinain people for his government's actions around the Goldstone report, recently dropped from the UN Human Rights Council's agenda.

Abed Rabbo launched his attack on Hamas alongside Fatah leader Muhammad Dahlan at the Palestinian Information Center in Al-Bireh, outside Ramallah. The official used the phrase "Last Supper man" multiple times during his remarks, while Dahlan said "Mash'al has lit sedition again in Palestine."

"You can take supper in Damascus, lunch in Tahran, and breakfast in Qatar, yet we will not let our national cause out of our hands," Abed Rabbo said referring to Hamas leaders, and specifically Mash'al whose Sunday night speech was filmed in front of supporters dining in Damascus.

Abed Rabbo accused Hamas of bringing an Arab and regional agenda to the Palestinian arena and taking advantage of their military grip in the Gaza Strip. He also accused Hamas leaders of obstructing the conclusion of a reconciliation agreement even if it means maintaining the separation of the West Bank from the Gaza Strip.

He alleged that powerful figures in Gaza are benefiting financially from the status quo. He specifically named the Hamas consultative council and the movement's Executive Force security apparatus in Gaza.Abed Rabbo also criticized Hamas for preventing Palestinian military groups from launching shells at Israeli targets bordering the Gaza Strip. He said Mash'al "wants to be nothing more than a border guard for Israel."

Dahlan also had choice words for Hamas, saying the party "invoked the report to disable the national dialogue and to start an orchestrated campaign against the President Abbas," and suggested there were Hamas plots in the works to have the president assassinated.

The Fatah leader, who lived in Gaza until 2007 shortly before the Hamas take over of the area, called on the Arab League to take a clear position and place blame for the disruption of national dialogue on Hamas, and also noted Abbas is "keen on elections," and that he plans to announce them on time, even if it is ahead of any unity agreement.
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