US Policies In Palestine Unchanged
Hamdan: Clinton's remarks stem from the fear of the Zionist lobby
[ 23/04/2009 - 10:09 AM ]
GAZA, (PIC)-- Osama Hamdan, the Hamas representative in Lebanon, said Wednesday that US foreign minister Hillary Clinton's remarks about her administration's refusal to deal with any Palestinian government that includes Hamas stem from the American fear of the Zionist lobby and the ignorance about the Palestinian reality.
In a televised statement to Al-Jazeera satellite channel, Hamdan considered that Clinton's remarks revealed a striking contradiction in the American administration's policy towards the region the thing which is detrimental to its reputation in the Middle East.
The Hamas official pointed to the speech addressed to the British House of Commons by Khaled Mishaal, the head of the Hamas political bureau, saying that the video conferencing indicated that there is a big European willingness to listen to Hamas and assess its position despite the attempt by some Palestinian and Arab parties to affect this European tendency.
For his part, Dr. Yahya Mousa, a member of the Hamas parliamentary bloc, stated, in response to Clinton's remarks, that the American administration is not eligible to be an unbiased party in the region or to sponsor a peace agreement between the Palestinians and Israelis.
In a press release received by the PIC, Dr. Mousa highlighted that Hamas refuses to recognize the Israeli occupation, saying such recognition would be a serious breach of the Palestinian constants.
The Hamas lawmaker stressed the need for making a unified strong Arab position in support of the Palestinian people rather than the policy of begging and pleading at the threshold of the White House, adding the force is the only thing respected by the US.
He noted that the American administration started to pursue a new policy towards Iran and Latin America because these countries expressed strong positions against the US, saying that the Arabs should understand this lesson well.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington will not deal with or fund a Palestinian government that includes Hamas.
"We will not deal with or in any way fund a Palestinian government that includes Hamas unless and until Hamas has renounced violence, recognized Israel and agrees to follow the previous obligations of the Palestinian Authority," Clinton told the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, she testified before the committee to respond to queries about nearly $1 billion that the Obama administration has requested from Congress in assistance for the Palestinian Authority.
However, Osama Hamdan, a senior member of Hamas in Damascus, said the US was working against the Palestinian people by setting such conditions.
"Hillary Clinton must understand that there is a Palestinian democracy and there [were] Palestinian elections and someone won those elections," he said.
"She must talk to those people or at least respect the choice of the Palestinians. By her position she is against the Palestinian people [and] she is against [their] choices," he added.
Hamas came to power in a democratic election in 2006. The West, however, announced that it would not deal with Hamas unless it recognized Israel and renounced "violence".
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"We will not deal with or in any way fund a Palestinian government that includes Hamas unless and until Hamas has renounced violence, recognized Israel and agrees to follow the previous obligations of the Palestinian Authority," Clinton told the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, she testified before the committee to respond to queries about nearly $1 billion that the Obama administration has requested from Congress in assistance for the Palestinian Authority.
However, Osama Hamdan, a senior member of Hamas in Damascus, said the US was working against the Palestinian people by setting such conditions.
"Hillary Clinton must understand that there is a Palestinian democracy and there [were] Palestinian elections and someone won those elections," he said.
"She must talk to those people or at least respect the choice of the Palestinians. By her position she is against the Palestinian people [and] she is against [their] choices," he added.
Hamas came to power in a democratic election in 2006. The West, however, announced that it would not deal with Hamas unless it recognized Israel and renounced "violence".
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Posted by JNOUBIYEH at 3:07 PM
[ 23/04/2009 - 10:09 AM ]
GAZA, (PIC)-- Osama Hamdan, the Hamas representative in Lebanon, said Wednesday that US foreign minister Hillary Clinton's remarks about her administration's refusal to deal with any Palestinian government that includes Hamas stem from the American fear of the Zionist lobby and the ignorance about the Palestinian reality.
In a televised statement to Al-Jazeera satellite channel, Hamdan considered that Clinton's remarks revealed a striking contradiction in the American administration's policy towards the region the thing which is detrimental to its reputation in the Middle East.
The Hamas official pointed to the speech addressed to the British House of Commons by Khaled Mishaal, the head of the Hamas political bureau, saying that the video conferencing indicated that there is a big European willingness to listen to Hamas and assess its position despite the attempt by some Palestinian and Arab parties to affect this European tendency.
For his part, Dr. Yahya Mousa, a member of the Hamas parliamentary bloc, stated, in response to Clinton's remarks, that the American administration is not eligible to be an unbiased party in the region or to sponsor a peace agreement between the Palestinians and Israelis.
In a press release received by the PIC, Dr. Mousa highlighted that Hamas refuses to recognize the Israeli occupation, saying such recognition would be a serious breach of the Palestinian constants.
The Hamas lawmaker stressed the need for making a unified strong Arab position in support of the Palestinian people rather than the policy of begging and pleading at the threshold of the White House, adding the force is the only thing respected by the US.
He noted that the American administration started to pursue a new policy towards Iran and Latin America because these countries expressed strong positions against the US, saying that the Arabs should understand this lesson well.
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