Hamas rejects Quartet call to disarm, recognise Israel

[barb162]

UPDATE 1-Hamas rejects Quartet call to disarm, recognise Israel
Monday 30 January 2006, 4:50pm EST




GAZA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Hamas rejected a call from the Middle East peacemaking Quartet on Monday to renounce violence and recognise Israel if it participates in a Palestinian government, a spokesman for the group said.

"The Quartet should have demanded an end to (Israeli) occupation and aggression ... not demanded that the victim should recognise the occupation and stand handcuffed in the face of the aggression," spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said.

Quartet representatives met in London on Monday and issued a statement saying Hamas must reject violence and recognise Israel.

Abu Zuhri said the Palestinian people were being punished for exercising their democratic right.
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[channa18]

1. Notice....

they can't even utter the word israel....Like its an anathma to even say the word Israel.

And we're supposed to believe that they'll accept israels right to exist when they cant even utter the word???

This is past laughable.:):)