[ 28/09/2010 - 03:56 PM ]
DAMASCUS, (PIC)-- In an apparent attempt to realize Palestinian reconciliation, Hamas called on de facto Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to pull out of “pointless talks” with Israel, end security coordination with occupation forces, and stop persecuting Hamas supporters in the West Bank.
The group said in a statement on Tuesday: “We call on Mr. Mahmoud Abbas and the Oslo group to immediately stop pointless negotiations, end all forms of security coordination with the Zionist occupation, recognize the failure and frivolousness of their political choices, adopt a political program that protects constants and rights, and earnestly tend to achieve a national Palestinian reconciliation.”
Hamas also called on PA security forces to cease persecuting and arresting Palestinian fighters and resistance forces who defend Jerusalem and the Aqsa Mosque.
Palestinian unity and reconciliation is the correct way to defend the Palestinian people and to keep their cause from being liquidated, the group stressed.
Resistance remains the only strategic choice able to protect national rights, achieve the “right to return” for refugees, and establish a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, the statement went on to say.
The movement concluded the message by saluting the people of Jerusalem and the Palestinians in Israeli occupied territories, saying: “We assure our people we will not rest until we see Jerusalem mighty and free from the clutches of the brutal Zionist occupation.”
Mishaal urges Arab peace committee not to give OK for direct talks with Israel
GAZA, (PIC)-- Head of Hamas's political bureau Khaled Mishaal called on the Arab League's peace initiative committee, slated to convene on the fourth of October, to fulfill its promise not to approve the direct talks with Israel in the presence of ongoing settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories.
"Obviously, there is no room to give a chance to test the Zionist intentions or the American attempts which is not respected by the Zionists," Mishaal stated on Monday following his meeting with members of the Arab parliament in Damascus.
He stressed that the best way to respond to settlement activities is through the national reconciliation in order for the Palestinians to strengthen their position before going into any negotiations with the enemy.
In this context, head of Fatah's parliamentary bloc Azzam Al-Ahmed said that his meeting with Hamas leadership in Damascus last Friday managed to solve three contentious issues, which are, the elections, the electoral court, and the Palestine liberation organization.
Al-Ahmed told a local newspaper on Monday that the security issue has not been resolved yet and will be addressed early next October, expressing hope that a reconciliation agreement could be signed next month.
He noted that if the security issue was settled, the way would be open for declaring all the understandings reached between Hamas and Fatah and this would mean going to Cairo to sign Egypt's reconciliation paper.
The Fatah official stressed that ending the internal division in the Palestinian arena would open the door for a genuine partnership based on pluralism and respected agreements.
For his part, senior Hamas official Salah Al-Bardawil told Quds Press on Monday that there will be another meeting between Hamas and Fatah officials in Damascus this week to follow up the results of the last meeting between Mishaal and a delegation from Fatah.
Bardawil pointed out that there could be also other meetings before going to Cairo to sign the reconciliation paper.
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