Hamas slams the Dayton plan, considers it act to pursue Hamas activists

Sunday October 26, 2008 01:10 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Fawzi Barhoum, spokesperson for the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas stated on Saturday that the deployment of Palestinian Security Forces, under cooperation with Israel and Lieutenant General Keith Dayton, United States Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority (P.A), is part of the continuous attempts to pursue Hamas and its members in of the area.

Fawzi Barhoum - Hamas spokesperson

Barhoum stated that the Dayton plan aims at chasing Hamas members and activists out of the area especially since more than 60 Hamas members were arrested in the Hebron area recently.

Barhoum accused the security forces, under the direct supervision of President Mahmoud Abbas, of collaborating with the occupation in eliminating resistance in the occupied West Bank, and in protecting Israel and its settlers.

“This makes us more persistent on our demands that all security forces should be reformed according to professional and national standards”, Barhoum said, “This makes us more persistent in removing the security officials from their current posts”.

He stated that the duties of the security forces should be to implement law and order, protect the civilians, and protect people resisting the occupation and defending the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.

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