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Palestine Times | Page 1 Thursday, November 30, 2006 Palestine Times | Page 1 Thursday, November 30, 2006 Palestine Times Palestine's Daily Newspaper THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2006 FOUNDED IN 2006 WWW.TIMES.PS NIS 5.00 (ISRAEL 7.00) VOL 1, NO 04 Palestinians do not pin Meshal accepts Quartet high hopes on Rice visit conditions - sources by Mohammad Hawwash state based on the Jun. 4, Fawzi Barhoum neither RAMALLAH (Palestine so the Palestinians have to is in Abu Mazen’s court. 1967 ceasefire line, which confirmed nor denied the Times and Agencies) – Pal- move accordingly,” Pal- There is a pressure against RAMALLAH – High-level is the third condition placed report. He told Palestine estinian officials and ana- estinian political analyst him to do something. How- Palestinian sources de- by the Quartet and is an im- Times that “Hamas has al- lysts said yesterday they Ali Jarabawi told Palestine ever everyone expects clared to Palestine Times plicit recognition of Israel. ways denounced violence, expect little from visiting Times. miracles from him but his that Hamas politburo chief With this recognition, the terrorism and the killing of U.S. Secretary of State State Department spokes- choices are very limited,” Khaled Meshal granted in Hamas movement would civilians, but stressed that Condoleeza Rice during man Sean McCormack said Jarbawi said. Egypt the Islamic move- not need to form a new resistance is a legitimate her talks with Palestinian security issues would top Some Middle East ex- ment’s consent to shun vio- government. The sources right for our people.” President Mahmoud Abbas the agenda at the talks with perts doubt Rice can make lence and honor the agree- said that Prime Minister He said “the Palestinian in Jericho today. Abbas. Washington would much progress on this trip. ments signed between the Haniya’s first external tour factions have an agreement The meeting was an- offer suggestions on how “The question still is, how Palestinian Authority and since his assumption of du- regarding international res- nounced two days after Is- to beef up Abbas’s security much can you move when the international commu- ties, which started Tuesday, olutions and that they will raeli Prime Minister Ehud forces to prevent makeshift there really isn’t consen- nity. might last a month. be based on the national Olmert called on the Pal- Palestinian rockets being sus among the Palestinians This means the Hamas Several officials declared conciliation document.” estinians to return to peace fired from Gaza into Israel, or the Israelis on when or government accepts the that negotiations to form a “Hamas supports a Pales- talks, saying his country McCormack said. what to move to,” said Jon Quartet conditions to lift the national unity government tinian state within the 1967 would be willing to leave U.S. officials said Rice Alterman of the Center for DPA siege imposed on the move- have reached a dead end. borders with Jerusalem as most of the West Bank would call for movement Strategic and International ment. The disclosure of Hamas’ its capital,” Barhoum add- in exchange for a “real on breaking the impasse in Studies, a Washington- Haniyeh fears The sources, which de- acceptance of the conditions ed. peace.” forming a Palestinian unity based think tank. clined to reveal their identi- comes after President Mah- He said “we have agreed The United States is un- government with Hamas, Another expert, Shibley ties, indicated that Hamas’ moud Abbas and U.S. Sec- on these issues and there- der pressure from moder- the militant group that won Telhami, said the main collapse of truce acceptance also includes a retary of State Condoleezza fore there was no need to ate Arab allies and British elections last January and problem was a lack of U.S. formal approval on the es- Rice met in Jericho. hand in a paper on this re- Prime Minister Tony Blair whose administration has pressure on Israel. But he tablishment of a Palestinian Hamas spokesperson gard” to the Egyptians. to make tackling the Israeli- been shunned by the West. said Washington might be with Israel Palestinian issue a priority, “This (Hamas government) encouraged to push Israel while also trying to staunch is not working, it is broken. by the growing view that CAIRO (DPA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail the violence in Iraq. We have encouraged Abu Arab-Israeli issues must Haniyeh said yesterday he fears the Israeli-Palestin- E.U. security head supports But Palestinians do not Mazen (Abbas) to find a be tackled if there is to be ian truce could collapse because of “the continuous pin big hopes on the visit, way out of this and if he any progress in Iraq. “It offensives (from Israel’s side),” adding that the “oc- planned at the last min- can’t then he has other op- is very hard to separate cupation” should show restraint towards the Palestin- expected unity government ute. “We do not expect tions available,” a senior the issues and I think they ian people. that much from her visit,” State Department official would stand to benefit (on Haniyeh was visiting Cairo as he begins a round of RAMALLAH (Palestine a senior Palestinian offi- told Reuters. “When you Iraq) by pushing on the talks with Arab leaders, his first such tour since taking Times) – Javier Solana, cial, who preferred not to strip all this stuff away, this Arab-Israeli issue,” said office in March. the European Union com- be named, told Palestine is a naked game of power,” Telhami of the University During talks with his Egyptian counterpart mon security policy head, Times. he said of the struggle be- of Maryland. Ahmed Abul-Gheit, Haniyeh said the Palestinian said yesterday that the The Bush administra- tween Abbas’s once domi- Part of Rice’s strategy situation is “deteriorating” because of both “the Is- international community, tion hopes to build on a nant Fatah movement and has been to secure more raeli blockade imposed on the Palestinians” and including Israel, should what he called “the nonstop (Israeli) offensive.” shaky ceasefire in the Gaza Hamas. cooperation on both Iraq respond positively to the “The Palestinians committed to a truce by ceasing rocket Strip and to capitalize on a Abbas has told Jordan and the Arab-Israeli issue expected new Palestinian attacks, however, the Israeli side should stop all forms speech this week in which talks on a unity government from moderate Arab na- government. Olmert called for peace be- have hit a dead end and he tions such as Egypt, Jordan of attacks against the Palestinians in return,” he said. On Tuesday, Israeli media reported that at least In an article sent ex- tween Israelis and Palestin- will pursue other options. and Saudi Arabia, which clusively to the Palestine ians. “The Americans want “After talks between Abu have been critical of the two rockets landed in Israel, defying a three-day-old Times (see full article to tell (Abbas) that Olmert Mazen and Hamas did not lack of U.S. engagement in ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in today on page 7) Solana had opened a new venue yield results, now the ball the Middle East. the Gaza Strip. The attacks were claimed by the al-Aqsa Martyrs writes, “we fully support Brigades, the militant arm of Palestinian President President Mahmoud Ab- Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement. bas’ efforts to form a new UN marks Palestinian Solidarity Earlier, Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip government which reflects had called on Israel to extend the truce to the the Quartet’s principles Day with calls for peace with Israel West Bank, hinting at a renewal of rocket fire and allows the interna- on the Jewish state from Gaza if it did not. tional community to fully 29 November 2006 – The credible action to prevent “Any Israeli breach of the partial ceasefire will endan- re-engage.” United Nations today attacks against them and ger it,” the spokesperson of Hamas’ political wing, marked the International their territory with constant Ismail Radwan, was quoted as saying. “When we have such a Day of Solidarity with the rocket attacks by Palestin- Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz had said that government, it is vital that Palestinian people with ur- ian militants against Israeli Israel would continue its arrest raids in the West Bank, the international com- gent calls for re-launching civilian targets that “are reiterating the truce applied to Gaza only. munity, including Israel, the Israeli-Palestinian peace unacceptable and should be Regarding discussions over the delayed Palestin- respond immediately and process, special meetings stopped at once,” he said. ian unity government, Haniyeh said that there is no concretely,” continued of the General Assembly He called on internation- dissension between the Palestinian factions over the Solana. and related committees and al donors to take immediate matter and he is hopeful that significant progress will Talks aimed at form- film shows and exhibitions. action to alleviate the acute be achieved soon. ing a Palestinian unity “Let us commit ourselves suffering in the West Bank According to the premier, the Palestinian Authority government have appar- to breathing new life into and Gaza but stressed that is in the process of “assigning positions and listing ently faltered because of names of the government members.” the peace process so that the two parties themselves disagreements over the of the Israeli-Palestinian Concerning ongoing negotiations over the Is- the goals of statehood for bore “the primary responsi- distribution of cabinet conflict remains heart- raeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was captured in Gaza Palestinians, and security bility for finding their way seats between the rul- for the State of Israel, can rendingly elusive. Succes- out of their predicament, by and is still being held captive, Haniyeh said he is ing Islamist movement be realized before this trag- sive opportunities to move engaging in a viable politi- “hopeful” that this matter will be resolved soon.
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