Scene of terror attack near Hebron
Photo: Reuters
Hamas: Hurting settlers is natural
Spokesman for organization ruling Gaza praises terror attack that killed four Israelis near Hebron, says 'hurting Zionist settlers is natural thing' because they are 'reserve force of occupation army on Palestinian land'
Hamas announced Saturday that hurting settlers was "natural" because they are "the reserve force of the occupation army on Palestinian land", the London-based Al-Hayat reported.
The paper quoted Hamas spokesman Azat al-Ghashek as praising the organization's terror attack near Hebron, in which four residents of Beit Hagai were killed.
Meanwhile, in Washington
Roee Nahmias
Al-Hayat quotes Palestinian sources close to direct peace talks as saying members of delegation have undergone '180 degree change in mood after tensions enveloping them at the beginning', adds leaders discussed Annapolis, settlements
"Hurting Zionist settlers is a natural thing… they now constitute an actual army, in the full sense of the word. They have more than a half a million automatic weapons, in addition to the basic protection granted them by the occupation army," al-Ghashek said.
He called the direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, launched in Washington Thursday, "a media carnival" instigated by the US administration to promote its policies.
Al-Ghashek added that the deadly attack proves the Palestinian people still desire to battle "the Zionist enemy".
Hamas's representative in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan, was also interviewed by the paper. He did not disguise his hope that the attack would hinder the talks, and condemned Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad for speaking out against it.
"Fayyad was the first to condemn the move. The security forces under him in the West Bank are hurting the resistance, and their job is to maintain Israel's security… They serve the enemy," he said.
- Follow Ynetnews on Facebook
