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Hamas tells Russia it plans to stop violence against Israelis
Israel News.Net
Tuesday 27th February, 2007 (Ynet news)
The supreme leader of Hamas has promised that the group will end missile attacks and other violence against Israel, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Lavrov says, 'We are striving to have the international community support the peace process and make it irrevocable"
"Hamas should use its authority to stop violence including missile attacks against Israel," Lavrov said at a news conference after his meeting with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal.
"We received confirmation that such steps will be taken," Lavrov said.
However, Mashaal said at a separate news conference that the group is not ready to recognize Israel.
Renouncing violence and recognizing Israel are both key demands of international peace negotiators.
"First of all, Israel has to end its occupation of Palestinian territory and put an end to the suffering of the Palestinian people," Mashaal said when asked about the recognition issue. "When Israel does that, the Palestinian people will make their position clear."
In remarks before his morning meeting with Mashaal, Lavrov called for international support for the power-sharing arrangement between Hamas and Fatah and for lifting an international financial aid blockade against the Palestinian Authority.
However, the Quartet of Middle East peace brokers, which includes Russia, has said recognizing Israel is a key condition for resuming aid. It was not immediately clear if Russia's expression of support for the Hamas-Fatah power-sharing agreement meant it was stepping back from the Quartet demands.  Email this story to a friend
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Juniper
02-27-07, 06:34 PM |
Hamas tells Russia it plans to stop violence against Israelis
Minister Lavrov should review, Hamas' definition of the Palestinian territory which Israel is expected to end the occupation of. The Hamas leadership has publically stated on numerous occasions that all of Israel is Palestinian territory which is why they must deny the legitiment existence of Israel.
The Palestine people are bringing misery upon themselves and they are the ones who must end it.
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Anonymous
02-27-07, 07:30 PM |
If the Palestinians would put their money into building their economy instead of bombs they would be much better off. If they provided employment for their people they would not have time to worry about Israel. The land issue will no longer be so important.
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Disinterested Party
02-27-07, 07:40 PM |
Planes and Tanks
The Israelis are the ones with the planes and the tanks. The Israelis are the ones with the settlers stealing Palestinian water.
Israel should start by giving the Palestinians back their land and water back to the Green Line. If the Israelis wanted peace, that’s what they’d do.
But stealing land and water is the goal. And peace doesn’t help with those goals. So no peace.
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Yehoshua
02-28-07, 02:55 AM |
There will never be peace in Israel, I agree with everything israel does, slowly force the palestinian to leave the country, with no eduacation, no jobs etc... Why? Because israel is forced to do this. Palestinians spend their time and money on the next suicide bombing attempt and making bombs etc... instead of on their economy and living style. It is a choice to be the way they are and they will always be this way. They don’t want peace, they want all of Israel to be theres. They are a race of animals being brought up to think and act this way.
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yetti
02-28-07, 11:21 AM |
who said it?
President Sunbeam finally recognized global warming when a ship sailed across the north pole. But Vice President Blackhole says it wasn’t conclusive proof to him.
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