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Hamas changes its tune on Israel’s right to exist
Sunday 24th January, 2010
Senior representatives of the outlawed Palestinian organization, Hamas, have said the organization has now accepted Israel's right to exist.
Hamas representative, Aziz Dwaik, the elected speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, has said Hamas would be prepared to reverse its charter, which calls for the destruction of Israel.
In a new attempt to reach out to the world community, Dwaik, who was one of a number of Hamas officials who were imprisoned by Israel following the abduction of IDF soldier Gilad Schalit near the Gaza Strip in June 2006, also said that other Hamas leaders had voiced support for the idea of establishing an independent Palestinian state within the pre-1967 boundaries.
He said Hamas's wanted to engage in dialogue with the international community, especially the European Union.
Dwaik also confirmed that Hamas was receiving financial aid from Iran, but said that this was the direct result of sanctions against the movement.
Dwaik, who was released only months ago after spending nearly three years in an Israeli prison, made the remarks during a meeting with British millionaire David Martin Abrahams, who maintains close ties with senior Israeli and British government officials.
Abrahams is scheduled to brief British Foreign Secretary David Milliband this weekend on the outcome of his meeting with Dwaik and other top Hamas officials in the West Bank.
Abrahams later told the Jerusalem Post he would go back to the British government to urge them to consider the implications of his meeting with Hamas.
Hamas changes its tune on Israel’s right to exist
Sunday 24th January, 2010
Senior representatives of the outlawed Palestinian organization, Hamas, have said the organization has now accepted Israel's right to exist.
Hamas representative, Aziz Dwaik, the elected speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, has said Hamas would be prepared to reverse its charter, which calls for the destruction of Israel.
In a new attempt to reach out to the world community, Dwaik, who was one of a number of Hamas officials who were imprisoned by Israel following the abduction of IDF soldier Gilad Schalit near the Gaza Strip in June 2006, also said that other Hamas leaders had voiced support for the idea of establishing an independent Palestinian state within the pre-1967 boundaries.
He said Hamas's wanted to engage in dialogue with the international community, especially the European Union.
Dwaik also confirmed that Hamas was receiving financial aid from Iran, but said that this was the direct result of sanctions against the movement.
Dwaik, who was released only months ago after spending nearly three years in an Israeli prison, made the remarks during a meeting with British millionaire David Martin Abrahams, who maintains close ties with senior Israeli and British government officials.
Abrahams is scheduled to brief British Foreign Secretary David Milliband this weekend on the outcome of his meeting with Dwaik and other top Hamas officials in the West Bank.
Abrahams later told the Jerusalem Post he would go back to the British government to urge them to consider the implications of his meeting with Hamas.
