US EditionPresident Mahmoud Abbas Says Hamas' Actions Don't Represent Palestinians: Report
- President Mahmoud Abbas criticized Hamas for their actions, stating that their policies do not represent the Palestinian people, but the reference to Hamas was later removed from the official report.
- Abbas has long been opposed to Hamas, which seized control of Gaza in 2007.
- The Palestinian Authority, led by Abbas, exercises limited self-rule in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Years of reconciliation talks between Hamas and Fatah, Abbas' party, have failed.
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Mahmoud Abbas distances himself from Hamas violence in Israel. But “Israeli aggression” must also stop, according to the Palestinian President.
US president warns Israel against permanent occupation of the Gaza Strip. UN speaks of “mass exodus” in the area. Palestinian President Abbas distances himself from Hamas
Abbas: Actions of Hamas ‘do not represent Palestinian people’
JERUSALEM, Oct 16 — Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said yesterday that the policies and actions of Hamas “do not represent the Palestinian people”, the news agency Wafa reported. The Palestinian Liberation Organisations (PLO) was the only legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, he added, during talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Wafa added. According to a Venezuelan Foreign Ministry statement, Maduro and Abbas discusse…
In clear terms, Mahmoud Abbas distances himself from Hamas' violence in Israel. According to the Palestinian President, however, “Israeli aggression” must also stop. None of this is likely to be of little use.
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