Dahlan to Hamas: Never recognize Israel

by tikun | March 17, 2009 at 11:06 pm
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Mohammed Dahlan during a Fatah rally in Gaza City.

Mohammed Dahlan during a Fatah rally in Gaza City.

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Is peace possible possible when the leadership of the so-called moderates deny Israel's existance?

Former Fatah security commander Muhammad Dahlan on Tuesday called on Hamas not to recognize Israel's right to exist, pointing out that Fatah had never recognized it.

This was the first time since the beginning of the peace process 15 years ago that a senior Fatah official has said that his faction does not recognize Israel's right to exist.

Dahlan's remarks were made in an interview with the Palestinian Authority's official Palestine TV station.

Dahlan, who has kept a low profile ever since the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip in 2007, resurfaced during Operation Cast Lead. Since then, he has made several public appearances, the latest being last Friday when he was seen praying next to PA President Mahmoud Abbas in a Ramallah mosque.

Fatah officials said that Dahlan's return to the center stage is an indication of his desire to play a role in any post-Abbas administration. They said that Dahlan was recently appointed as a special adviser to Abbas.

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René

Perhaps we should turn the tables on this: 'Deny Fatah and Hamas and Palestine, West Bank and Gaza all the right to exist.'

You can just hear the world howl. Here they come.....

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Sputnic

Perhaps the Palestinians have been reading Jewish scripture, and that is why they deny Israels right to exist, God denies it ! When did the messia bring the nation of the chosen people back ? Was I sleeping ?

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tikun

You really know nothing of the Torah. BTW, Messiah in Hebrew (mashiach) just means anointed. nothing more nor less. It appears that you have been had.

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tikun

"What a total load of immoral, irrational, illogical crap!" That's a start.

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Amaad

agree to the existance of each other, use same rules for others that you use for yourself. not sure how much arrogance and noncooperation with each other has helped both Israel or Palestine..

whats the logic of continuing to dissmiss each other? beats me

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tikun

I am also amazed. Just when you think that something is about to begin it blows up in a pillar of smoke.

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