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Hamas to support terrorism against Israel
Incoming Palestinian interior minister Saeed Seyam, chosen by Hamas to oversee three security services, said on Thursday he will not order the arrest of militants carrying out attacks against Israel."The day will never come when any Palestinian would be arrested because of his political affiliation or because of resisting the occupation," Seyam told Reuters in an interview. "The file of political detention must be closed." enormously clarifying, and it means two things: 1. Hamas isn't and won't be a partner, despite Jimmy Carter's protestations to the contrary (no doubt this statement by hamas won't sway him, either) and 2. if Hamas won't go after the bad guys, Israel can. And as they continue the process of disengagement, terrorism will seem more and more to be state-sponsored. War. Israel can attack without having to avoid "innocent" civilians. Turnabout is fair play. Hamas, whose charter officially calls for Israel's destruction, swept to victory in a Jan. 25 election and plans to present its cabinet line-up to a Hamas-dominated parliament for a vote next week. The militant group has selected Hamas loyalists like Seyam to fill almost all of the 24-member cabinet after Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction and other moderate parties refused to join a coalition with Hamas. Hamas's failure to convince rival factions to join the government could make it harder for it to rule and could cement U.S. and Israeli efforts to isolate the group. As well as vowing not to arrest militants for carrying out attacks against Israel, Seyam said Hamas would try to coordinate militants' operations. an act of war? a de facto army, since it's government supported? "Talks with the factions in the future will focus on the mechanisms, the shape and the timing (of any attacks)," he said. the first act of the new government "But the right to defend our people and to confront the aggression is granted and is legitimate." with the inevitable retaliation for any attacks, paleos are gonna be mighty angry they brought hamas to power. Seyam said he had begun talks with Palestinian security chiefs in the hope of averting fighting within the security services. A majority of the 20,000-plus security personnel, who will answer to Seyam, are Fatah members. no they won't. Seyam said maintaining law and order would be a top priority. There were several hundred murders in Gaza and the West Bank last year, according to human rights groups. he's gonna have to maintain law and order amongst the security force, before he can extend it to the civilian population. Seyam said his ministry would continue to coordinate day-to-day security issues, like the number of permits given to Palestinian workers, with Israeli authorities. But Seyam said he did not plan to meet Israelis himself. "Regarding daily issues, they will not be changed, except in the way that serves the interest of our people," he said. Israel and the United States have said they will not have any contact with Hamas members and have urged donors to cut off direct funding to the government unless it renounces violence, abides by interim peace deals and recognises the Jewish state. "Saeed Seyam did not come to the government to revive any security cooperation or to protect the occupation and their settlers. I came to protect our people and their fighters, to protect their trees, their properties and their capabilities," Seyam said. and to kill joooooooos Posted by: PlanetDan 2006-03-23 |
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