Report: Hamas hires PR man to improve movement's image

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Last update - 09:42 21/01/2006


Report: Hamas hires PR man to improve movement's image

By Haaretz Service

Hamas has hired a media consultant to persuade Europeans and Americans that it is not a group of religious fanatics who relish suicide bombings and hate Jews, The Guardian reported on Friday.

According to the British newspaper, the movement is paying Nashat Aqtash $180,000 to improve its image at home and abroad because it expects to emerge from next week's Palestinian general election as a major political force, and wants recognition and acceptance by the U.S. and EU.

"Hamas has an image problem. The Israelis were able to create a very bad image of the Palestinians in general and particularly Muslims and Hamas. My contract is to project the right image," the paper quoted Aqtash as saying.


"We don't need the international community to accept Hamas ideology, we need it to accept the facts on the ground. We are not killing people because we love to kill. People view Hamas as loving sending people to die. We don't love death, we like life," Aqtash told the newspaper.

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http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/672984.html

[regnaD kciN]

1. I think Jack Abramoff is probably available.

:eyes:

[Lefty48197]

2. Maybe they should stop setting off bombs in buses and pizza parlors?

That would "improve their image" immediately.

[Andromeda]

3. Isn't it a bit late for that?

The train has already left the station.