Barhoum: “Hamas Will Not Negotiate With The Occupation”

[oberliner]

Hamas spokesperson, Fawzi Barhoum, stated on Friday evening that his movement will not negotiate with the Israeli occupation, as such negotiations give the occupier legitimacy to continue the violations.

Barhoum added that the continued negotiations with the occupation, conducted by President Mahmoud Abbas and his teams, are imposing further threats to the internationally guaranteed rights of the Palestinian people.

He said that Hamas will continue to defend the Palestinian people and their steadfastness.

The Hamas leader further said that the agenda of Hamas movement does not, and will not, include negotiating with the occupation.

http://www.imemc.org/index.php?obj_id=53&story_id=57174

[Violet_Crumble]

1. How reliable is that source?

I know there's been many sources that you've voiced concern about in past threads, so I'm curious to know whether this one's considered reliable by you and if so why?

on edit: No need to reply, Oberliner. I've just gone looking in the archives and you've questioned the credibility of this source more than once in the past. Not sure why you'd then turn around and post a news story from them, given yr previous complaints about their reliability...

[imdjh]

2. Actually, it was victory not negotiations which give Israel legitimacy.

But I'm a pain to point such things out.

[Violet_Crumble]

3. Pointing that out doesn't make you a pain - it makes you wrong n/t

[imdjh]

8. I'm used to being wrong.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

4. Actually it was the successfull repelling of Arab agression that allowed Israel to survive

[Violet_Crumble]

5. The poster was talking about legitimacy. Yr talking about something else...

And for that matter not doing a very accurate job of it either...

[ProgressiveProfessor]

6. No one would have done anything about it if the new born Israel was crushed by the Arabs in 1948

It was only in 1967 that Israel was able to recoup the territory lost.

[Violet_Crumble]

7. Now yr moving from inaccurate claims to fanciful imaginings...

What territory do you think Israel lost and regained? The West Bank? Gaza? None of that is or ever has been part of the state of Israel...

[ProgressiveMuslim]

9. Given the debacle that has been Oslo, I'd say that analysis is correct.