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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Hamas leader: Israel seeks to expel indigenous people

Ma'an – Hamas is vowing to fight Israel's new military orders with popular and armed resistance.

Ismail Radwan, a senior Hamas official, called on followers to confront the Israeli move "until this decision is cancelled." He considered the decision racist and aimed at "clearing the land of its indigenous people."

Speaking at a ceremony commemorating the 6th anniversary of the death of Abed Al-Aziz Ar-Rantisi, Radwan urged the Palestinian Authority "to end security coordination with the occupation -- unleash the resistance."

He called on the resistance to abduct more Israeli soldiers in order to release more Palestinian prisoners, noting that freeing detainees is a top priority for the Islamic movement.
Ahmad Bahar, the deputy parliament speaker, said "Israel's decision to expel Palestinians from the West Bank is here to assure us that the Oslo Accords are nullified, as well as the Palestinian Authority based in Ramallah."

He urged the PA to dismantle itself "to legitimize the resistance under international humanitarian law."