Zowel Hamas als de aan Fatah gelieerde Al-Aqsa Martelaren Brigades hebben vandaag gedreigd met 'militaire acties tegen Israel' vanwege het niet verlengen van de bouwstop. Al Aqsa voegde direct de daad bij het woord, en heeft de verantwoordelijkheid opgeeist voor een schietincident waarbij een zwangere vrouw en haar man gerwond raakten. Het is overigens vreemd dat de Martelaren Brigades nog actief zijn, want zij waren officieel al in 2007 opgedoekt. In het kader van die regeling heeft Israel een aantal terroristen met rust gelaten nadat zij een verklaring hadden getekend dat ze niet meer zouden deelnemen aan de 'gewapende strijd'. Ook Hamas heeft een paar weken geleden reeds de daad bij het woord gevoegd, met een bloedige aanval op vier inwoners van Hebron, waaronder eveneens een zwangere vrouw. Hamas is tegen vredesonderhandelingen, ongeacht de Israelische concessies.
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Mashaal: We'll continue 'to kill illegal settlers'
Hamas leader in Damascus Khaled Mashaal said that if the international community does not force Israel to to retreat to the 1967 borders, the Palestinian people's only recourse will be "resistance." Mashaal's comments came in an interview aired on CNN on Monday.
When asked about last months terror attack near Kiryat Arba, in which four Israelis were killed by Hamas gunmen, Mashaal said that Hamas will continue to "kill illegal settlers on our land." He stated that Israeli settlers were the source of the problem and he failed to understand why the international community gets upset when "we defend our people by confronting Israeli killings."
Mashaal compared the Palestinian people's struggles to the American fight against British occupation and the French standing up against Hitler's aggression.
The Hamas leader stated that "five years from now there will be a new conviction around the world" about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He said that the US and the West will realize that "Israel is only a moral burden on their shoulders."
Mashaal's comments came as Israel was criticized internationally on Monday for failing to extend the 10-month moratorium on West Bank settlement construction.
The Palestinians have contended that they would exit peace talks launched earlier this month if Israel failed to extend the moratorium.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday said that he would make a decision on whether or not to leave the talks only after meeting with the Arab League next week.
The Hamas leader stated that "five years from now there will be a new conviction around the world" about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He said that the US and the West will realize that "Israel is only a moral burden on their shoulders."
Mashaal's comments came as Israel was criticized internationally on Monday for failing to extend the 10-month moratorium on West Bank settlement construction.
The Palestinians have contended that they would exit peace talks launched earlier this month if Israel failed to extend the moratorium.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday said that he would make a decision on whether or not to leave the talks only after meeting with the Arab League next week.
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Fatah wing vows response to settlement activity
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Published today (updated) 26/09/2010 16:14
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Published today (updated) 26/09/2010 16:14
RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Fatah's armed wing vowed to respond to renewed settlement expansion in the West Bank on Sunday.
The Al-Aqsa Brigades urged the Palestinian Authority to maintain its resolve to walk out of recently relaunched peace talks if full-scale settlement expansion resumed.
As the 10-month partial moratorium on settlement construction expired on Sunday, Israeli settlers laid the foundation for a new school in the illegal Rommanim outpost in the southern Hebron district. Near Bethlehem, Israelis residing on the illegal Noqedim settlement were seen installing mobile homes on land belonging to Palestinian Khirbet Jub Ath-Theib. On Saturday, settlers installed 20 caravans on a hilltop outside the Revava settlement in the northern West Bank.
In a statement, the brigades said settler attacks against Palestinian people and their land had gone too far without intervention. The resumption of settlement expansion, which the group noted had never actually stopped, was evidence of the Israeli government's intention to deny Palestinian rights, the brigades said.
The group cited the release of a settler security guard who shot dead two Palestinians on Wednesday as further proof that the Israeli government supported extremist right-wing settler groups. The killing of Samer Abu Sarhan, a 28-year-old father of five, in Silwan was one incident in an endless cycle of attacks against Palestinians and their land, the brigades said.
The military wing of the Fatah party said its fighters would teach settler groups "unforgettable lessons."
President Mahmoud Abbas told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Saturday that Israel would have to choose between settlement expansion and peace.
Despite pressure from the UN, the EU and the US, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has so far refused to extend the freeze on settlement construction.
The Al-Aqsa Brigades urged the Palestinian Authority to maintain its resolve to walk out of recently relaunched peace talks if full-scale settlement expansion resumed.
As the 10-month partial moratorium on settlement construction expired on Sunday, Israeli settlers laid the foundation for a new school in the illegal Rommanim outpost in the southern Hebron district. Near Bethlehem, Israelis residing on the illegal Noqedim settlement were seen installing mobile homes on land belonging to Palestinian Khirbet Jub Ath-Theib. On Saturday, settlers installed 20 caravans on a hilltop outside the Revava settlement in the northern West Bank.
In a statement, the brigades said settler attacks against Palestinian people and their land had gone too far without intervention. The resumption of settlement expansion, which the group noted had never actually stopped, was evidence of the Israeli government's intention to deny Palestinian rights, the brigades said.
The group cited the release of a settler security guard who shot dead two Palestinians on Wednesday as further proof that the Israeli government supported extremist right-wing settler groups. The killing of Samer Abu Sarhan, a 28-year-old father of five, in Silwan was one incident in an endless cycle of attacks against Palestinians and their land, the brigades said.
The military wing of the Fatah party said its fighters would teach settler groups "unforgettable lessons."
President Mahmoud Abbas told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Saturday that Israel would have to choose between settlement expansion and peace.
Despite pressure from the UN, the EU and the US, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has so far refused to extend the freeze on settlement construction.
Wat verwarrend.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenEr was ook al met aanslagen gedreigt omdat er vredesbesprekingen waren.
Hoe weten wij nou nog waar een aanslag voor is?
Of is de conclusie dat er altijd aanslagen zullen zijn?