New Palestinian PM refuses to respond to Abbas' call that he adhere to peace accords with Israel

Posted by Robert on February 22, 2006 6:56 AM

Not that Abbas did either. There is no surprise here, except to those with their heads terminally planted in the sand. "Hamas Officially Appoints Palestinian PM," from [1] AP, with thanks to JE:

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Ismail Haniyeh of the militant Islamic Hamas received his official appointment as the next Palestinian prime minister, but he refused to respond to a demand from the Palestinian leader to adhere to interim peace deals with Israel.

On Wednesday, Iran offered to help finance a Palestinian Authority run by the Hamas militant group, Iranian state radio reported....

Abbas has said the new government must accept the agreements previous governments made — including interim peace accords with Israel and the internationally backed "road map" plan for a Palestinian state.

Haniyeh was noncommittal. "We will study it, and God willing, we will answer soon to Abu Mazen (Abbas), God willing," he said.


Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2006/02/new-palestinian-pm-refuses-to-respond-to-abbas-call-that-he-adhere-to-peace-accords-with-israel.html

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