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Israel-Palestine
Abbas is not empowered to reach ceasefire: Hamas
2005-01-14
The militant Hamas movement said Thursday that Palestinian president-elect Mahmud Abbas was not empowered to reach a ceasefire with Israel. The senior leader of the terrorist movement, Mahmoud al-Zahar told movement's website that Hamas will not hand over its arms to the Palestinian Authority. "No one can take away our arms from us, as long as there is occupation," he said.
"Just ask our late great leader Rantissi! Nobody took his arms from him by Allan, though his torso got blown into the next county!"
Abbas, elected Palestinian president Sunday, has said that instead of cracking down on the militant organizations, as the international community demands, he will instead seek a dialogue with them to persuade them agree to a ceasefire.
"Please don't kill me!"
Al-Zahar's remarks came a day after the two terrorists members of the armed wing of the radical Islamic Jihad movement killed an Israeli settler and wounded three soldiers, before being killed themselves, in an attack on Israel's southern Gaza Strip Morag settlement. "We will demand Abbas protect the Palestinian people from the Israeli attacks," he said.
Sharon, please deal with this mutt.
Posted by:Steve White

#12  Sure sounds as if Hamas is running the Paleo show over dem dare.
Posted by: Captain America   2005-01-14 5:53:04 PM  

#11  But a moment of optimism after the death of The Wicked Warafat, is only proper.

(pause)

Okay, optimism's over. Now back to reality. :)
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-01-14 2:43:50 PM  

#10  seeing as how the hatred has spread from breast to baby for thousands of years, I know it's unlikely things will change during our small tear drop in the ocean of time. But a moment of optimism after the death of The Wicked Warafat, is only proper.
Posted by: 2b   2005-01-14 12:18:18 PM  

#9  May I recommend the Bangladeshi "crossfire" treatment for any recalcitrant Hammas leaders. It's really quite effective.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2005-01-14 10:45:47 AM  

#8  He may start wacking Hammas members to get their attention.

This I'd have to see.

The chance of that happening? Very slim.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-01-14 10:33:21 AM  

#7  "and avoid action till pressed."

You quit too soon...

"and avoid action till pressed, then revert to form."

We'll be right here, in this same situation of murderous hate versus self defense 5 yrs, 10 yrs, even another 60 yrs from now. Paleo State or no. Fence, wall, or no. Nothing changes except the weaponry and methodologies.

Go ahead an be optimistic, that's cool. I just see no reason to be, myself. We are treading water until the day that the bad guys (And they're not clueless, they are smart murderous asshats who want to kill you, that's all.) get their hands on something that will kill a lot of Israelis and, possibly, cause the dissolution of the Israeli State by rendering much of the land uninhabitable. That would make them happy, for awhile, anyway.
Posted by: .com   2005-01-14 9:58:19 AM  

#6  I dont need a Pal whos a good guy. I need one whos not clueless. Who actually wants to be president of an independent Palestine, and knows that peace with Israel is the ONLY way to get there. The problem with such clever pragmatists, though, is that while they may not be suicidal for death and destruction, like Arafart, they arent suicidal for peace either, and will weave, and tack, and avoid action till pressed.
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2005-01-14 9:46:48 AM  

#5  Rome was the largest state in the world at the time (except maybe Han China, which was so far away as not to matter, given the tech of the time) Israel is a small country, and trade dependent at that.
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2005-01-14 9:44:03 AM  

#4  Eventually, Israel shall have to imitate the Romans --- make a solitude and call it peace.
Posted by: gromgorru   2005-01-14 4:55:43 AM  

#3  Abbas is not a good guy - he's the same old shit, different day.
Posted by: .com   2005-01-14 4:35:16 AM  

#2   Italic: The senior leader of the terrorist movement, Mahmoud al-Zahar told movement’s website that Hamas will not hand over its arms to the Palestinian Authority. “No one can take away our arms from us, as long as there is occupation,” he said.

Mahmoud, remember the late Ahmad Yassin your mentor ???
The message is : My name is IDF, You killed my brother. Prepare to die !
Posted by: EoZ   2005-01-14 4:00:06 AM  

#1  I am sure if Abbas want to declare a ceasefire he will. The truth is he will not be able to enforce one. He may start wacking Hammas members to get their attention.

Hammas gets no say they boycotted the election,
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2005-01-14 2:19:14 AM  

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