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| Shaath hopeful of Hamas ceasefire | |
| 2003-06-16 | |
SPA -- Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath said Monday he hoped Hamas and other Palestinian groups would agree to a cease-fire within days to save prospects for peace in the Middle East. "We would like to see Hamas and other Palestinian factions to commit themselves to a cease-fire," Shaath said. "I hope we'll get some answers tomorrow." He said Egypt and the Palestinian Authority were holding "very serious negotiations" with various Palestinian factions including Hamas, to save the Mideast "road map" peace plan. Shaath spoke after meeting foreign ministers from the European Union, which drafted the peace plan along with the United States, Russia and the United Nations.
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #6 This quote comes from a post from last week... ...The organization, which has carried out dozens of attacks during the past 33 months of Israeli-Palestinian violence, called the attack "the beginning of a new series of revenge attacks . . . in which we will target every Zionist occupying our land." If Hamas were to backpedal and not pursue this eloquently stated policy, could they possibly be able to save face? What could they tell their Israel should continue to play wak-a-mole on any hamas-er who shows his head above ground, and not let up for a moment. |
| Posted by: Dripping Sarcasm 2003-06-16 11:39:22 |
| #5 It will be easy to agree to a ceasefire...since they won't feel bound by any agreement. |
| Posted by: Pink & Fluffy 2003-06-16 11:28:47 |
| #4 Must suck sleeping in cellars, and a different one every night. Also must suck pissing your pants everytime you hear a helicopter. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-06-16 11:17:54 |
| #3 "...to save prospects for peace in the Middle East." Peace? Hell, they're just trying to save their asses! The best thing for peace right now would be to keep the missiles raining down on Hamas day and night. Unfortunately it doesn't look like Sharon has the guts to do it. |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2003-06-16 10:39:38 |
| #2 Hmmm,looks like targetting Hamas leadership is having the desired affect. |
| Posted by: raptor 2003-06-16 09:38:49 |
| #1 Actually, they will agree to a cease-fire within days to save themselves. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-06-16 08:31:16 |