Abu Mazen Lies, Hamas Still Genocidal
Charles Johnson
Fri Sep 22, 2006 at 8:00 am PDT • Views: 194
Yesterday Mahmoud Abbas blatantly lied to the United Nations that the Palestinian “unity government” would recognize Israel. I knew it wouldn’t be long before Hamas responded, and sure enough: Palestinian PM won’t recognize Israel.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday he will not head a government that recognizes Israel, striking a potential blow to President Mahmoud Abbas’ attempts to create a national unity government.
Haniyeh spoke a day after Abbas indicated at the United Nations that a coalition government of Hamas and Abbas’ Fatah movement would recognize the Jewish state.
“I personally will not head any government that recognizes Israel,” Haniyeh said in a mosque sermon in Gaza City, laying out his group’s position in coalition talks with Abbas.
However, Haniyeh said Hamas is ready to establish a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem — areas Israel captured in the 1967 Mideast War — and to honor a long-term truce with Israel.
“We support establishing a Palestinian state in the land of 1967 at this stage, but in return for a cease-fire, not recognition,” Haniyeh said.
Those who continue to hold out hope that Hamas will recognize Israel’s right to exist are fools. Hamas has no other purpose but the destruction of Israel.
Frank says: