Palestinian President Abbas outlaws Hamas movement and militias

AP News Alert ^ | June 17, 2007

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has outlawed the Islamic militant Hamas movement and its militias, his office says.

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Associated Press - Abbas Outlaws Hamas Movement

[Cowboy Bob]

He’s about a year too late!

[Westbrook]

> Palestinian President Abbas outlaws Hamas movement and
> militias

Yes, and we should have done so here in the States a long time ago.

Hamas operatives here in the States should be rounded up and deported to Gaza to await their destiny.

[SolidWood]

Have fun hunting guys!

However my favoured outcome would be: Fatah annhilated by Hamas, Hamas annihilated by Israel. If Fatah wins over Hamas, Israel would have an harder time fighting Fatah, who still have some political leverage as “moderates”, “negotiators” and “peace-interested” faction.

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Palestinian President Abbas outlaws Hamas movement and militias

This was accompanied by a very strongly worded letter...

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AP News Alert

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' office says he has not outlawed the Hamas movement, as a senior aide said earlier, just the group's militia.

[Uncle Chip]

Yeh, right. And who is left to enforce it??? The Arab governments won’t recognize his emergency government and will continue to pour money into the Hamas coffers. Hamas is more popular than Fatah and it controls all the major cities in the West Bank. The Olmert government, Bush, and the West are all living in fantasy land.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

This was accompanied by a very strongly worded letter...

Plus a UN editorial note (unanimous vote)

Jimmy Carter screeching about how unfair it is

Al Gore demanding US funds be paid to buy carbon offsets (from his company) to pay for the damage

and

A plea from Mrs. Arafat (via a Nigerian business man's email) to help safely remove her money.

[Allan]

But can someone clarify things for me?
Didn’t Hamas win the last elections in the West Bank?
Does that mean Abbas has outlawed his own government??

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Does that include CAIR too?

[synbad600]

All 1700 of them.

[Right Wing Assault]

Office? He still has an office?

[R.W.Ratikal]

What country is the Palestine President president of?

[ScaniaBoy]

[elhombrelibre]

How’s he going to enforce that law?

[CaptRon]

I’m reminded of Andrew Jackson’s remark about a Supreme Court decision.

[ml/nj]

But, but, I'm confused. Didn't Hamas win the wonderful elections we promote? Who is this guy Abbas to fly in the face of the will of the people?

ML/NJ

[Gideon T. Reader]

YES!!!
You “get it”.
Psssssst. Dont tell George Bush and his Comical Piano Player Condi Rice. It would confuse them.

[roses of sharon]

Cool, finally, after 2 decades of Hamas and its Western supporters blaming Israel, they have proved they cannot govern.

They can never again be painted as “victims of occupation”, who rationalized terror as just wanting a seat at the political table, and now their people know it too.