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Hamas denies Abbas-Haniya rift over political program
Hamas has dismissed reports that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas was rejecting the political program of the next Palestinian government as "Zionist disinformation.""First of all, the Prime-Minister designate Ismael Haniya has not presented any program to Abu Mazen," said Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri. Abu Mazen is Abbas's nom de guerre on Saturday evening. Abu Zuhri accused certain elements within the PA of seeking to create tension between Hamas and Fatah. Earlier, a western news agency quoted an unnamed PA official as saying that Abbas had rejected the political program of the new Hamas-led government as impractical. The report was also denied by a number of Hamas MPs and not confirmed by the PA itself. Meanwhile, Hamas has warned "elements within Fatah" against " placing sticks in our works."
Hamas MP Nayef Rajoub said he knew of "certain people" who constantly pray for our failure. Rajoub, who was speaking during a political meeting in Dura in the southern West Bank Saturday, said Hamas wouldn't deviate from its ideological constants under any circumstances. Posted by: Pappy 2006-03-13 |
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