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| Norway Officials Meet With Palestinian Hamas Minister | |
| 2006-05-15 | |
| It's not just Sweden. OSLO (AP)--Norwegian Foreign Ministry officials met with Hamas Cabinet minister Atef Adwan in Oslo on Saturday and called on the militant group now leading the Palestinian government to renounce violence and recognize Israel. Kaare Eltervaag, who heads the Foreign Ministry's division for Middle Eastern affairs, told Adwan that Hamas "has not lived up to our expectations," according to a statement on the government Web site. "We realize that it takes time to change attitudes," the statement said. "But the Palestinian government must take clear steps in the right direction."
Adwan said earlier this week that Hamas will continue to resist the demands until Palestinians get an independent state. "Give us a country, a state, and then ask us to recognize Israel," he said at a news conference in Stockholm Tuesday. On Friday, Norway announced a 50% increase in its funding for U.N. Palestinian relief efforts, to $24.5 million, to help ease an economic crisis in the West Bank and Gaza after the Hamas-led government took office. "Mo' money, kufr!" | |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #13 Ah z'ster dont cloud the issue with logic, all touchy feely niceness now reigns in the northman happyland. LAA LAA I CANT HEAR YOU. Well Elga? would you look at the news! thats's another of our politicians killed. You must wonder why they are doing that yer? Is it not obvious Edwin? we are not giving enough of our GNP to the poor disadvantaged, oppressed children of gaza! Oh you are right as always elga come let us roll in the snow. Giggle! |
| Posted by: pihkalbadger 2006-05-15 20:28 |
| #12 "Give us a country, a state, and then ask us to recognize Israel," What, no pony? Connect the dots. If all of their demands are met, what incentive will they have to actually recognize Israel? The Palestinians have had all-carrot and no-stick (from the international community) for far too long. Not one thin dime until they recognize Israel. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-05-15 15:47 |
| #11 "Give us a country, a state, and then ask us to recognize Israel," Ok, take part of Norway. What? My right to assign Paleos parts of Norway is any less than the right of Norwegians to assign Paleos parts of Israel? |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-05-15 13:37 |
| #10 "Give us a country, a state, and then ask us to recognize Israel," he said at a news conference in Stockholm Tuesday. Then we'll say "No". And we'll attack 'cause the land you've recognized includes Israel dammit. It's ours - we voted on it. |
| Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-05-15 11:22 |
| #9 "Give us a country, a state, and then ask us to recognize Israel," That's an oxymoron since the state hamas is talking about IS Israel. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-05-15 10:37 |
| #8 First... Kaare Eltervaag, who heads the Foreign Ministry's division for Middle Eastern affairs, told Adwan that Hamas "has not lived up to our expectations," according to a statement on the government Web site. "We realize that it takes time to change attitudes," the statement said. "But the Palestinian government must take clear steps in the right direction." Then... On Friday, Norway announced a 50% increase in its funding for U.N. Palestinian relief efforts, to $24.5 million, to help ease an economic crisis in the West Bank and Gaza after the Hamas-led government took office. Yeah, that should speed up that "living up to our expectations" thing. You bring the Vaseline next time, Kaare. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-05-15 09:54 |
| #7 Kill us last! |
| Posted by: Norge 2006-05-15 07:57 |
| #6 Dang, I make a joke, and my nick is changed to Jort Glineth2531 without reason. How I am to ever develop a sense of humor that way? |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-05-15 07:52 |
| #5 Kewl! At first, I was tempted to say "flesh-eating bacterias", but I recon they must have some useful purpose in the ecosphere. |
| Posted by: Jort Glineth2531 2006-05-15 07:50 |
| #4 Norway has its very own Office of Palsestinian Affairs. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-05-15 07:49 |
| #3 Give the man a sigar. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-05-15 07:48 |
| #2 Humm, willing dhimmis? |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-05-15 07:47 |
| #1 The only thing worse than RoPers is? |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-05-15 07:44 |