Hamas unveils new government program
12/3/2006 10:43
The new Hamas-led Palestinian cabinet would review all previously signed
agreements with Israel, according to a copy of the government program obtained
by Xinhua last night.
"The cabinet would deal with the reality that was
resulted from the previous accords reached between the Palestinian Authority and
the state of the occupation," it said.
"The government has the right to
reconsider these accords on the base of respecting the international law and
implement its text to protect the rights and interests of the Palestinian
people. "
The Hamas political program doesn't make clear commitment to the
previous peace accords between the Palestinians and Israel, Fatah movement
spokesman in the Palestinian Legislative Council ( PLC) Azzam el-Ahmad told
reporters.
The program, which was presented to Palestinian president Mahmoud
Abbas on Friday by Hamas Prime Minister-designate Ismail Haneya, also set
conditions for Hamas to consider peace talks with Israel.
"If Israel
recognized the Palestinian national rights and withdrew from all the Palestinian
territories occupied in 1967 including the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east
Jerusalem, we would examine a mechanism for negotiations," the program
said.
The program vowed to end the Israeli occupation, establish an
independent and full sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital,
cling to the refugees right of return and work on freeing the Palestinian
prisoners in Israeli jails.
The program stresses that armed resistance is a
legal right for the Palestinian people to end the occupation and achieve their
national legitimate rights.
Hamas, whose charter calls for the destruction of
Israel, was threatened with the US-led international isolation following its
stunning victory in Palestinian parliamentary elections on Jan. 25.
Israel
and the West refused to talk with the militant group unless it met their demand
to renounce violence, recognize Israel' s right to exist and accept previous
deals including the roadmap peace plan which points the way to a two-state
solution.
Xinhua News
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