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Morgantini calls for transparent inquiry into the death of Barghouthi Feb 26 08 International Federation of Journalists slams interference with the pr... Sep 04 07 Palestinian institutions in Europe call dialogue among Palestinian fac... Jun 24 07 Latest News ArticlesPCHR Weekly Report: 16 Palestinians killed, 27 wounded in Israeli attacks 03:53 Fri 16 May Christian Residents of Nablus commemorate the Nakba 01:46 Fri 16 May General Strike, protest and commemorations of the Nabka in Jerusalem 01:17 Fri 16 May Arab, Israeli students of the Hebrew University hold a protest commemorating the Nakba 01:00 Fri 16 May Palestinians Commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Catastrophe (Nakba) 15:44 Thu 15 May Israeli military kidnaps 19 Palestinians across the West Bank 11:21 Thu 15 May Israeli settlers occupy a land east of Beit Sahour, say they want to build a settlement there 10:58 Thu 15 May Young Palestinian injured in clashes with Israeli army 10:51 Thu 15 May Two fighters killed east of Gaza, six Palestinians killed on Wednesday 03:55 Thu 15 May Fifteen Israelis seriously wounded by homemade shells fired at Ashkelon 03:30 Thu 15 May Full StoryAbbas accuses the rival Hamas movement of aiding Al Qaida
Abbas' statement came during an interview with the London based Al-Hayat news paper published Wednesday. The Palestinian president also said in an interview published in Arabic, that Palestinian Parliamentary and Presidential elections could take place if the Hamas movement relinquishes control of the Gaza strip. The Hamas movement won the 2006 Palestinian elections, leading to internationally imposed sanctions. Subsequent infighting between the Abbas-led Fatah and Hamas left the latter controlling Gaza, and Fatah controlling the West Bank. Abbas told Al-Hayat," I think Al-Qaeda does exist in Gaza, and Hamas control over the region facilitated that." Israel has previously accused the Hamas movement of being part of Al Qaeda, accusations Hamas denies. Ayman al-Zawahri, the Al-Qaeda second in command, released a video late last year in which he accused Hamas of serving U.S. interests in the region. Israeli claims that Al-Qaeda fighters managed to enter the Gaza strip in January when the Gazan borders with Egypt were breached to allow supplies to reach Gaza, following Israel's year-long siege of the coastal region. Egypt closed the borders one week week later. |