Hamas ziet niets in wapenstilstand met Zionistische agressors

Heeft Hamas nu wel of geen 'truce' of 'hudna' of andere vorm van 'kalmte' aangeboden? Veel kranten schijnen het belangrijker te vinden te melden dat Israël dit afwijst, maar wat heeft het voor nut over iets te praten wat niet eens is aangeboden?

 

 

Ismail Haniya, the leader of the Hamas government in Gaza, had expressed a willingness, in a telephone call to an Israeli television reporter last week, to enter into talks with Israel for a mutual cease-fire. But Olmert said that Israel had "no interest in negotiating with elements" who do not fulfill the internationally approved conditions of recognizing Israel and renouncing violence.

 

Olmert also appeared to oppose any lull in the fighting based on an informal understanding, describing the hostilities in Gaza as "a true war" between the Israeli military and "terrorist elements." Defense Minister Ehud Barak also ruled out talks with Hamas, but suggested that if Hamas successfully stopped the rocket fire, Israel might reciprocate.

 

Barak was quoted by the Israeli media as telling the cabinet, "If they stop firing, we won't be opposed to quiet." Similarly, the Israeli vice prime minister, Haim Ramon, told Israel Radio: "Usually when there was no terror activity against us we did not act against the terrorists."

 

But a Hamas spokesman, Ismail Radwan, said, "The Palestinian people have a right to continue resistance."

 

( http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/23/africa/hamas.php )

 

 

Ratna

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Hamas: No sense to talk about any calm in light of the Zionist aggression on the Palestinian people
23 December 2007

 

Website of  Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades  - the armed branch of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
www.alqassam.ps/english/?action=showdetail&fid=776

Palestinian resistance factions declared that the time is not suitable for a truce with the Israeli occupation in light of the continued aggression. The factions affirmed that its priorities at the present time are to respond to the Israeli crimes and aggressions against the Palestinian people.

One of Hamas leaders, Ismail Redwan, Said to Al A'alam channel " There is no sense to talk about any calm in light of this continuing aggression against the Palestinian people. The Zionist enemy wants to talk about calm through cover for its continued crimes against our people."

Khader Habib, a leader in the Islamic Jihad movement, said "The first requirement of calm is stopping the Zionist aggression," he added that the calm have conditions must be paid by the Israeli enemy on the basis that there is no free calm with the enemy.

The Central Committee member of the Popular Front for Liberation of Palestinian, Jamil Mezhir, said "We are in the Popular Front against the truce and calm and we are with the continued resistance against the Israeli occupation".


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