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| PLC member: Hamas leaders united in call for dialogue with Fatah |
| 2007-11-04 |
| Ma'an – Hamas leaders unanimously support dialogue with the rival Fatah movement, a prominent Hamas politician said Saturday. Palestinian Legislative Council member Khalil Al Hayya, who represents Gaza City, said he welcomed Friday's meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and three Hamas officials in Ramallah. Abbas and the Hamas leaders attended Friday prayer together before discussing security issues in the Palestinian presidential compound, the Muqata. Al Hayya said he hoped the meeting would mark the beginning of a process of dialogue that will eventually heal the divisions that have marred Palestinian politics since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip in June. Al Hayya also asked that Fatah cease harassment of Hamas members and their families. The Fatah-dominated Palestinian authority has arrested Hamas activists and broken up Hamas demonstrations in the West Bank. Hamas, for it's part, has also suppressed Fatah activity, sometimes violently, in the Gaza Strip. |
| Posted by:Fred |