Posted on 04/08/2006 9:09:30 PM PDT by blam
Hamas in call to end suicide bombings
Conal Urquhart in Gaza City
Sunday April 9, 2006
The Observer (UK)
Hamas is to abandon its use of suicide bombers, who have killed almost 300 Israelis, in any future confrontations with Israel, its activists have told The Observer. The Islamic group, which leads the Palestinian Authority, says, however, that it may resort to other forms of violence if there is no progress towards Palestinian statehood.
Yihiyeh Musa, a Hamas member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, said Hamas had moved into a 'new era' which did not require suicide attacks.
'The suicide bombings happened in an exceptional period and they have now stopped,' he said. 'They came to an end as a change of belief.'
As Hamas toned down its rhetoric, Israel increased pressure on the Palestinians, particularly in Gaza. Two militants were killed in an airstrike near Gaza City yesterday and five men and a five-year-old boy were killed on Friday night.
Each day hundreds of artillery shells are fired by Israel at northern Gaza. Palestinian factional tension is also high and the price of commodities such as flour and sugar has more than doubled as a result of Israel closing border crossings.
Hamas is keen to gain acceptance from the international community. On Friday the European Union announced it was stopping direct funding of the PA, while the United States has halted aid projects. Hamas needs outside funding of $150m each month to pay PA wages or else the Palestinian economy will collapse.
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, warned in an interview published yesterday that any attempt by Israel unilaterally to impose unjust borders on the Palestinians would lead to another war within 10 years.
Hamas was the first Palestinian group to use suicide bombers and its tactics provided inspiration...
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How charitable of Hamas to stop using suicide bombers. After all, they have not been able to make it past the security fence!
What if they built a wall....and no terrorists could get through?
It was either that or cut the virgin benefit by half.
Wow! Here's a tough call: "Who do I believe less, Hamas or The Guardian?"
Of course it is the Guardian. Why do we allow anything posted from this rag on this site.
Misguided hope, maybe?
Quote:
Hamas is to abandon its use of suicide bombers, who have killed almost 300 Israelis, in any future confrontations with Israel
Me:
Well, they haven't ruled out any further confrontation... besides, they aren't suicide bombers, but Martyrdom Operations.
The Press can be so naive.
Of course this is a replayed joke, right?
"...would lead to another war within 10 years."
This sounds like the quranic guideline for establishing truces with the enemy...truces can be established but for no longer than 10 years. After that, war must resume.
Hamas to Abu Reish: tag- you're it
Apr. 9, 2006 6:10
"We will continue to train and carry out attacks"
By JPOST.COM STAFF
"Our men will continue to train in our camps, and will carry out terrorist attacks in Israel," said a spokesman for the Abu Reish terrorist group on Sunday morning, according to Israel Radio.
The statement came after the IAF bombed a Abu Reish-run terrorist training camp in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday night.
Abu Reish is affiliated with Palestinian Authority President Mahmound Abbas's Fatah movement.
I guess it's escaped the international media that Hamas can't successfully get it's suicide bombers into Israel, now that the wall the western media fought tooth and nail to prevent, is built.
This is just spin for the weak minded, namely the MSM and their lemings.
Do ya think? Yes, so true...
Israel gives up land and the MSM says, "About time...".
Hamas can't get their bombers through and the MSM says, "What statesmen!"
Go figure...
How can you tell an arab is lying?
His lips are moving.
Those who brainwash and send suicide bombers out to kill are cowards.
I guess Allah is not "the same yesterday, today and tomorrow."
And in other news, Michael Moore has sworn off fatty foods.
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