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| Fatah: Hamas finally joins popular resistance |
| 2010-05-16 |
| [Ma'an] Fatah spokesman Ahmad Assaf on Saturday welcomed the participation of Hamas leaders in protests against Israel's wall in the West Bank a day earlier. Assaf said in a statement that the debut attendance of Hamas leaders in popular resistance activities, which are traditionally held by Fatah, amounted to a concession that the Islamists' rivals were right all along. "We've gotten used to Hamas being late in coming around to [our] decisions and positions," the Fatah spokesman opined. "Hamas raised its weapons -- to strengthen its party positions -- after 25 years of Fatah." Assaf even dragged up the issue of the 2006 elections, which Hamas won, but only after years of refusing to participate in the process. "When will the Hamas leadership realize the extent of damage that resulted form the coup in Gaza to the Palestinian cause, and to the Palestinian people who lose from the division?" he asked. Assaf called on Hamas to sign the Egyptian-backed reconciliation agreement and move toward national unity for the benefit of Palestinians. |
| Posted by:Fred |