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DOHA, April 26 (KUNA) -- Head of the Damascus-based Hamas Politicial
Bureau, Khaled Mashaal said Saturday that Egypt must calm the situation in
Mideast if Israeli continued refused efforts for a ceasefire.
In a press conference here, Mashaal said that Hamas would take a decision
as soon as Egypt would provide a solid document reflecting Israel's intentions
to calm down.
The official warned that the situation would explode if the aggression on
the Gaza Striped continued, saying that Hamas was concerned about all
Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
He indicated that there were several criteria for establishing the
Palestinian state, affirming that going back to the 1967 borders, allowing all
Palestinians to returned back to their lands, and recognizing Jerusalem as the
capital of the state were among condition of establishment.
Regarding Hamas meeting with former US President Jimmy Carter, Mashaal
revealed that the veteran official recommended that the movement would cease
missiles attack on Israel for a month period in hopes that the Jewish state
would stop its siege on Gaza.
Hamas refused this notion, stated Mashaal who indicated that the movement
revealed to Carter the Egyptian role in reaching a just settlement between
Israelis and Palestinians.
He also touched on the issue of exchanging prisoners with Israel, blaming
the Jewish state for spoiling the exchange when it refused to hand in 350
Palestinians.
The Hamas official expressed a grim view on the issue of the Palestinian
election, saying that it was illogical to hold election when Palestinians were
in a state of disunion. (end)
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