Bardaweel: Abbas's spies played essential role in killing Siyam

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[ 18/01/2009 - 01:52 AM ]

CAIRO, (PIC)-- Palestinian lawmaker and Hamas's political leader MP Dr. Salah Al-Bardaweel has plainly accused Mahmoud Abbas of direct involvement in the Israeli war on Gaza and in assassinating Hamas's senior political leader Sa'eed Siyam.

In a statement he made to the PIC, Bardaweel explained that Abbas was directly involved in the Israeli war on Gaza through his spies in the Gaza Strip who were informing on the whereabouts of the homes of Hamas's leaders.

"We had arrested a number of them [Abbas's spies] prior to the Israeli assault, and we found with them plans showing homes of Hamas's leaders, and places where Hamas stores it weapons. They [the spies] have admitted their guilt and told us names of their masters, who would, in turn, inform the Israeli intelligence apparatuses of that information in order to facilitate the Israeli mission", he added.

A number of Hamas's senior political and military leaders, including Dr. Nizar Rayyan, and PA interior minister Sa'aeed Siyam among others were assassinated by Israeli occupation forces.

"This is a great honor for us, and it serves as clear-cut evidence that Hamas's leaders weren’t hiding in underground bunkers as detractors of Hamas would like to portray, and that our leaders are sacrificing their lives with their people and Hamas was never defeated by losing leaders," said Bardaweel, "if one leader dies a 1000 leaders are ready to take his position."

Speaking on the Egyptian initiative, Bardaweel opined that Egypt won't be able to pressure the Israeli occupation government into accepting the initiative, and that all what Egypt could do was "to try to sell the initiative to Israel", stressing that Hamas would have no choice but to continue the resistance if Israel rejected the Egyptian proposals.

According to Bardaweel, Egypt was embarrassed by the Israeli war on Gaza before the Egyptian public who strongly condemned the Israeli aggression; but, he added, Egypt has "distinguished" ties with Israel that makes her unable to take brave decisions like the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador in Cairo.