Hamas leader denounces Abbas peace ads

[oberliner]

DAMASCUS, Syria: The exiled leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas on Sunday denounced Hebrew-language newspaper ads outlining a proposed Arab peace deal published by the Palestinian president in Israeli papers.

Khaled Mashaal, in a speech at the opening session of a Palestinian conference, did not mention President Mahmoud Abbas by name but suggested he was a "merchant" selling Palestinians' rights.

"Our people's legitimate rights are not goods to be marketed, and national leaders are not merchants who announce their goods through paid ads in Israeli newspapers," said Mashaal.

Palestinian rights, he added, can only be regained through resistance, not advertisements.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/23/news/ML-Syria-Hamas.php

[Vegasaurus]

1. Hamas is intent on maintaining and exacerbating the conflict

They do not now, and never have, had any interest at all in peace.

[shira]

2. I'd be more impressed

if these ads were written in arabic in Palestinian newspapers.