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Abbas Urges Gaza People to Oust Hamas, Wants Peace with Israel |
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Thursday, 15 November 2007 |
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday called on the people of the Gaza Strip to topple the Islamist Hamas movement that seized power there in June from his secular Fatah group.
"We must get rid of this clique that took control of the Gaza Strip by force and which is exploiting the suffering and tragedies of our people," he said in a speech in Ramallah marking the 19th anniversary of the symbolic declaration of a Palestinian state.
Abbas denounced what he called "criminal acts by lawless gangs in Gaza where they opened fire in cold blood on crowds commemorating the third anniversary of the death of the martyr Yasser Arafat."
Eight people were killed in Gaza City on Monday when Hamas police opened fire as demonstrators dispersed after a mass rally to remember the late Palestinian leader who died in a Paris hospital on November 11, 2004.
Abbas also said that the Palestinians are determined to reach a real peace with Israel.
"I address the Israeli people and government directly and say that we are determined to agree a real peace with them in the interests of both our future generations," he said in a speech marking the 19th anniversary of the symbolic declaration of a Palestinian state.
"The occupation brings security to nobody. Peace and good neighborly relations based on equality and respect will bring an end to decades of war, suffering and the spilling of blood," Abbas added.
He said that the planned peace meeting between the Palestinians and Israel before the end of the month in the United States must mark "a serious and decisive departure point to arrive at a just settlement that would guarantee the rights of our people, who aspire to liberty and independence."(AFP) |
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