Hamas condemns 'direct talks'

[oberliner]

Hamas and Islamic Jihad supporters have rallied in the Gaza Strip to mark al-Quds day and to condemn the direct talks launched in Washington between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Friday's rally comes a day after armed groups said that they had joined forces to step up attacks against Israel, possibly including suicide bombings.

Al-Quds day is an annual event on the last Friday of Ramadan, expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people and opposing Zionism.

"The negotiations that the Palestinian people have tried for over two decades are pointless negotiations, the Palestinian people never gained anything from them except the loss of their cause and their rights," Ismail Rudwan, a Hamas official, told a large cheering crowd.

"Therefore, we consider that participating in these negotiations is a crime and treason."

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/09/20109318331135635.html

[jaxx]

1. Sounds like Hamas is feeling threatened by the prospect of peace.

What a shame.

[safeinOhio]

2. I wonder how many of

the crazy settlers are all for direct talks?

[oberliner]

3. Probably not many

What is your take on the subject? Do you support these direct talks?

[safeinOhio]

4. Yes,

only the crazies on both sides are a problem. I would prefer a one state, one vote solutions with equal rights for everyone.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

5. That is what happens when you marginalize your group by ruling with an AK-47