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Hamas: Long Truce Impossible


(Palestine-Info-UK) - Mohammed Nazzal, a member of the Hamas delegation to the Cairo dialogue for Palestinian factions, Tuesday said that a truce with the "Zionist enemy" was not the topmost priority on the agenda. While the PA and Egypt are pushing for a one-year truce, the Hamas political bureau member said that it was not possible for his movement to accept a long truce. He underlined that Hamas agreed with PA chief Mahmoud Abbas on calming down and not a truce. He reiterated Hamas' readiness to join the PLO after restructuring it and explained that indulging in political work did not mean giving up military action. He emphasized that Hamas would not turn into a political party
2005-03-16 00:00:00
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