Hamas says it does not back U.N. bid as it will compromise “historical Palestine” Hamas on Sunday said it would not back a U.N. membership bid, and warned that no Palestinian leader had a mandate to sacrifice fundamental Palestinian rights. Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, speaking in Gaza, said the group also continued to support the establishment of a Palestinian state on any part of “historical Palestine” but would not seek to disrupt the U.N. bid. His comments came as Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas heads to New York to submit a formal bid for U.N. membership for a Palestinian state on the lines that existed before the 1967 Six Day War. Speaking to a meeting of the Palestinian legislative council, Haniya warned that Palestinian rights must be protected.
“There is no mandate for any Palestinian leadership to infringe on Palestinian national rights, nor is there a mandate for any Palestinian actor to make historic concessions on Palestinian land or the right of the Palestinians, foremost among them the right of return,” he warned. Egypt to open Gaza borders in both directions Tuesday. GAZA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip can travel everywhere through Egypt starting from Tuesday, an official from Gaza's Hamas government said Sunday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Egypt informed Hamas that Rafah crossing point will be open in both directions, a few days after it has been open for people trapped in Egypt.
An average of 300 Palestinians would be allowed to leave Gaza via Rafah everyday, the official added. Hamas authorities on the crossing started receiving applications from travelers to control the flow towards the border, especially as the crossing had been closed since the revolt started in Egypt in January. Patients, students and holders of visas and residency permissions of other countries are given the priority to travel. Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak decided to open Rafah crossing on more regular basis in June, after Israel killed nine pro-Palestinian Turks on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Related: Élections palestiniennes avant septembre, rejet du Hamas. "La direction palestinienne a décidé d'organiser des élections présidentielle et législatives avant septembre", a déclaré à la presse Yasser Abed Rabbo, proche conseiller du président Mahmoud Abbas.
Il a ajouté que l'Autorité palestinienne appelait "toutes les parties à mettre leurs divergences de côté". Mais à Gaza, le Hamas, qui conteste la légitimité d'Abbas, a aussitôt rejeté cette annonce. "Le Hamas ne participera pas à ces élections. Nous ne leur apporterons pas de légitimité et nous ne reconnaîtrons pas leurs résultats", a déclaré Faouzi Barhoum, porte-parole du mouvement islamiste qui contrôle la bande de Gaza après en avoir évincé les nationalistes du Fatah à l'été 2007. L'influence de l'Autorité palestinienne d'Abbas s'étend sur la seule Cisjordanie. L'incapacité des deux camps palestiniens à s'entendre sur un accord de réconciliation a conduit au report des précédents scrutins présidentiel et législatifs.
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Is Hamas softening its stance or not ? Hamas pendant Plomb Durci. Hamas & the international aid. Who sponsors Hamas ? Hamas in Gaza. Hamas - Council on Foreign Relations - Mozilla Firefox. Introduction Hamas is a Palestinian militant movement that also serves as one of the territories' two major political parties. A nationalist-Islamist spinoff of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas was founded in 1987, during the first intifada, and later emerged at the forefront of armed resistance to Israel.
The United States and the European Union consider Hamas a terrorist organization. Its rival party, Fatah, which dominates the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), has renounced violence. The support Hamas garners among Palestinians largely owes to the foil it plays to Fatah, which many see as having grown corrupted by power while delivering little through its peaceful cooperation and negotiation with Israel. Hamas candidates won Palestinian elections in 2006, but their government was dismissed in 2007, resulting in the political bifurcation of the West Bank and Gaza.
Origins Leadership Khaled Meshaal has served as political chief since 1996. Funding As Governing Party A Way Forward? Hamas from Cradle to Grave. Over the past three years, the United States has uncovered just how systematically terrorist groups conceal their activities behind charitable, social, and political fronts. Investigators, faced with the threat posed by Al-Qa'ida and its many affiliates, have come to appreciate the crucial role played by charities, foundations, and individual donors, who funnel support to social service organizations.
These same organizations effectively provide recruits, logistics, and cover for terrorists; part of the battle against terror has been an international effort to shut them down. Few experts are misled anymore by the fictitious entities put up by terrorist organizations. Indeed, many of these fronts have seen their officials arrested, their assets seized, and their offices closed down by authorities. Yet there is one terrorist organization that still benefits from an ostensible distinction drawn by some analysts between its "military" and "political" or "social" wings: Hamas. Buying Friends.