ZIONIST LOBBY GOING AFTER GALLOWAY AGAIN

Heads up all you freedom loving Americans. The "American Jewish Committee" for "Global Jewish Advocacy" are trying to get America to become like Canada and censor free speech.

link AJC expressed serious concern at the arrival in the United States of George Galloway. He is slated to speak at events hosted by American Muslims for Palestine and the Muslim Legal Fund of America in a number of locations, beginning in northern California on May 16.

And here comes the typical diatribe of Islamophobic fear mongering nonsense:

"Only a few days after voters ousted George Galloway from the British Parliament, has he returned to our country to seek additional funds for Hamas, which the U.S. government has designated a terrorist organization?" asked AJC Executive Director David Harris. "We trust the authorities will scrutinize Galloway's activities while here, since any money raised for and transferred to terrorist groups is a violation of U.S. law."

Shall I remind people that Hamas was elected in a Democratic election that was monitored by the international community, including the US of A? Even George Bush said with glee, we hail this democratic election, that is, until he saw who won. It's called democracy, you either support it or you support dictatorship, if you support democracy then you must accept the results, end of.

DEMOCRACY HAS LEFT THE BUILDING

“DO AS WE SAY, NOT AS WE DO”

Here is a small news roundup covering the Good and Great Democracies of America and England. (pun intended completely!) Want a first hand look at duplicity?

Since the Election in Palestine, which Bush touted as wholly “Democratic and Fair” the West has branded Hamas as “terrorists” and refused to recognise their electoral mandate. Hence, never mind who people vote for, if we don’t like whom you elect, we, along with Israel, will either destroy it with surgical strikes of Government buildings and kidnap and intern Government officials, strangle your country with an illegal siege, or inflict a genocide on the civilian population to punish them for voting. And this on a country that has never attacked America.

Now contrast the above with this insanity. Bush heads to Afghanistan after 9-11 to “smoke em outta their holes” to “hunt them down, dead or alive” to “Get Bin Laden and his supporters” and now here we are 8 years later and lo and behind the great military power of America cannot win the war. So, what does America do? Why begin negotiations with the Taliban (those would be the guys they’ve been fighting against for 8 years who work and support Bin Laden and Al Qaeda) and also offer to bring them into an Afghan government as their reward for helping Bin Laden and being part of Al Qaeda.

So, a country that supports, hides and works with Al Qaeda who DID attack America means the Americans will talk to them and allow them into government. And a country like Palestine, where no one attacked America, where no one sides with Al Qaeda, where the election was democratic, where the government wants to enter a peace process, America refuses to talk to them. Quotes from an interview with commander of US forces in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal:

link When asked if senior Taliban leaders might eventually become government leaders in Kabul, McChrystal said, "I think that anybody who dedicates themselves to the future and not the past, and anybody whose future is focused on the right kinds of things for Afghanistan might participate in government."

And UN special envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide said this:

"If you want relevant results, then you have to talk to the relevant person in authority," Eide said, adding that he believes the time has come to do it.

The move to reconcile with Taliban after eight years of a bitter US-led conflict in the war-ravaged nation has been described as a defeat for Washington and the Afghan government.

Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the United States invaded Afghanistan to allegedly kill or capture al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and root out militancy in the country.

Signs that this "plan" will take place are beginning to emerge as now the UN agrees with the “plan” to integrate the Taliban into the Afghan government, whilst at the same time refusing to acknowledge the elected government of Gaza, who never bombed America:

The United Nations has joined some Western countries in laying the groundwork for bringing the Taliban into the Afghan government

And here’s another report which I find quite comical indeed. Again this one comes from that “Great” democracy that supposedly supports “Freedom of speech” in China, but NOT in America, is against censorship in China, but FOR censorship (of Arab news stations) in America, and guess who pushed this bill forward? AIPAC, surprise! Can’t have those Americans hearing anything other than officially approved Israeli media or FOX news:

link Clinton had cited China as among a number of countries where there has been “a spike in threats to the free flow of information” over the past year.

"Those who disrupt the free flow of information in our society or any other pose a threat to our economy, our government and our civil society."

Ooops shot self in own foot with that statement there Hillary....…more:

And turning to the Iraq war and complete cover-up of the real agenda, e’g’ regime change, which is illegal. Remember that nice scientist Dr. David Kelly who was giving Blair and Bush some trouble by telling the truth about all those “weapons of mass destruction” and such. He was a real pest, gaining some recognition and throwing a spanner into the works and plans of the two lying war mongers? Well, after countless officials and medical experts who demanded an inquiry into Kelly’s mysterious death, the results of that inquiry have now been banned from the public for the next 70 years. Can you say massive uber cover-up and Guilty as Hell of murder? Dr David Kelley COVER UP:

link The official heading an inquiry into the suspicious death of a British weapons inspector who cast doubts on the main argument for invading Iraq has secretly ordered all evidence locked up for 70 years.

Lord Hutton, who chaired the 2003 inquiry, which controversially concluded that Doctor David Kelly's death has been a suicide, secured a 70-year seal on all major evidence, including medical records — none of which had ever been made public.

The unprecedented move was revealed last week, sparking fresh uproar and allegations of a government cover-up — considering that by 2073 anyone with the least interest, or stake, in the case will probably be long dead.

Kelly was mysteriously found dead in the woods near his Oxfordshire home in July 2003, just days after his name was leaked as the source of a pre-war BBC documentary that undermined the now-notorious 45-minute dossier as highly exaggerated.

The clandestine restrictions came to light when a group of 13 doctors challenging the Hutton verdict received a letter from the Oxfordshire County Council in answer to their calls to see the postmortem file.

"It fits in with the subversion of due process we have seen for six years. It is extraordinary…I am shocked but not surprised by this," the Daily Mail quoted Dr. David Halpin, one of the group of 13 doctors, as saying on Saturday.

The revelations may prompt calls on the country's ongoing inquiry into the Iraq war, to question former British premier Tony Blair, who is to give evidence later this week, on the issue.

Blair penned a clinching introduction to the dossier, claiming spies had proved “beyond doubt” that the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction that he could launch within 45-minutes.

How anyone can even remotely think for one minute that England and America stand for anything even closely resembling openness, democracy or justice is beyond me. America gives the entire Arab world a shining example of what a former Democracy looks like when taken over by Israel and neocons who have an agenda of making profitable wars for both of those countries, with the added bonus of taking control of the entire middle east.

ABBAS CHARM OFFENSIVE FAILS

Qaradawi slams Abbas

A heated exchange of recriminations, name-calling and blame casting has been raging in occupied Palestine between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood following scathing criticisms of President Mahmoud Abbas by Qatar-based Sheikh Youssef El-Qaradawi.

Qaradawi, one of the world's most highly respected living Sunni Islam scholars, reportedly urged both the Arab League and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to form a special committee that would look into charges that Abbas had colluded with Israel against Hamas during the three-week onslaught on Gaza last year.

Moreover, Qaradawi lambasted the manner in which Abbas initially dealt with the Goldstone Report as constituting treason and betrayal. He argued, possibly rhetorically, that Abbas and his aides should be stoned to death in the centre of Mecca if it was proved that they colluded and connived with Israel against their own people.

The highly charged statements infuriated the increasingly beleaguered Palestinian leader who retorted by saying that he was more religious than 90 per cent of Hamas's supporters.(who is he kidding here?) Abbas charged that Qaradawi's outburst was based on Israeli misinformation. He also accused the Egyptian-born scholar of displaying ingratitude, claiming that he had done a favour for Qaradawi by convincing Qatari authorities to allow him to stay in the country.

In fact, Qaradawi didn't say that Abbas colluded with Israel; he only called on pan- Arab and Muslim bodies to look into the possibility that PA-Israeli collusion may have occurred. Indeed, numerous reports based on Israeli, Palestinian and foreign sources had affirmed the collusion accusations, though the PA vehemently denies them.

However, the mere allusion that Abbas and his aides may have collaborated with Israel against Hamas -- though not voiced for the first time -- is being seen by the Palestinian leadership as an unacceptable insult warranting a strong reaction. Abbas instructed his media outlets to launch a vitriolic attack on Qaradawi. The PA's media called the prominent scholar, widely considered one of the most knowledgeable in the disciplines of Sharia, or Islamic law, an "ignoramus" and "puppet of the government of Qatar".

More obscene epithets were also used against Qaradawi, persona non grata in several Western countries for his outspoken support of Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation.

On Friday 15 January, the Fatah- controlled Ministry of Religious Affairs circulated a special anti-Qaradawi sermon to be read at mosques all over the West Bank during the congregational prayer. Most imams refused to read the sermon, with many substituting it for sermons praising the ulema (religious scholars) and castigating those "ignoramuses" and "hoodlums" who assault and insult the scholars.

However, in some places like Ramallah, some newly-appointed imams, who also support the PA, lashed out at Qaradawi, accusing him of "dividing the ranks of Muslims" and of "spreading rumours and disinformation in manners not befitting a great scholar". PA Waqf (religious endowments) Minister Mahmoud Al-Habbash urged Qaradawi to "apologise to his Excellency President Mahmoud Abbas as well as to the Palestinian people".

Al-Habbash is a vehement opponent of Hamas who fled Gaza two and half years ago following Hamas's defeat of Fatah's militias who had sought to unseat Hamas, aided by American General Keith Dayton.

In truth, the real issue has more to do with the power struggle between Fatah and Hamas than between Qaradawi and Abbas. Qaradawi has always been a strong supporter of Hamas, although he never adopted a manifestly hostile position to Fatah or other Palestinian groups. Indeed, Qaradawi, who appears regularly on Al-Jazeera TV's flagship show "Sharia and Life", has consistently called for Palestinian unity, arguing that Palestinian disunity will only benefit Israel and the enemies of the Palestinian cause.

But Qaradawi also took an uncompromising stand against the blockade of Gaza and lately issued a religious edict forbidding the building by Egypt of a steel-and-concrete wall along Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip. His edict contradicted another by Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the mufti of Egypt, which supported the construction of the steel wall. This prompted one Palestinian writer to lament that the Palestinian cause was getting lost between "Tantawi and Qaradawi".

There is no doubt that the vast majority of ordinary Palestinians, and probably other Muslim peoples as well, are more sympathetic to Qaradawi who has long stood against the US invasion and occupation of Muslim countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan, and who remained a consistent supporter of the Palestinian cause during the first and second Intifadas. This is why the ranting and ravings of Fatah spokesmen and leaders against Qaradawi have not been received well in the West Bank, especially in East Jerusalem and Gaza where people can generally voice their views without fear of PA reprisals.

Abdel-Sattar Qassem, professor of political science at An-Najah University in Nablus and a prominent intellectual and commentator, lambasted Qaradawi's critics, saying, "Sheikh Qaradawi is loftier and more sublime than paying attention to these midgets. Qaradawi is a fluttering banner of the Islamic umma [nation]; he is a shining symbol for all Muslims. He is a great scholar, a polymath; he is always at the forefront defending Arab and Muslim causes in general and the Palestinian cause in particular."

"Qaradawi is a giant in his knowledge, a giant in his morality, a giant in his humanity. We may differ with him on this or that issue, but this should never make us question his status and stature as one of the greatest living scholars of the Muslim umma," wrote Qassem this week. He added: "A nation that doesn't show respect to its best sons is a nation ruled by ignoramuses who would sell out their countries for the lowest price."

Concluding the article, Qassem wrote: "I apologise to Sheikh Qaradawi for what these ignoramuses are saying."

It is not clear when this fresh acrimony will die down. What is clear is that as long as the Hamas-Fatah showdown continues, polarisation, not only in the Palestinian arena but also in the wider Arab arena, will persist. LINK

ABSURDITY OF THE WEST BANK

So let’s say you are the shareholders of a large multi billion “one of a kind” corporation. Let’s say that half the corporation was run by Man “A,” and the other half of the corporation was run by Man “H.”

Now, let’s say there is yet another large multi billion corporation that has had its eye on taking over your corporation for decades. It cannot be trusted

Now, over time, Man “A” thinks he can further the goals of the corporation by fraternising with the enemy, and doing monetary deals with the enemy that may help the corporation become richer, but at the same time allows the enemy to infiltrate the corporation and gain a foot hold in various parts of the corporation for possible future take over. The corporation appears on the outside to be its own entity, but when you look closer Man “A” has allowed the enemy to gain so much control that only the enemy can actually run the corporation and make decisions regarding the corporation. Man “A” is a figurehead only at this point. He has totally lost control of his half of the corporation and no longer is able to govern any important parts of the corporation, or even control the direction of the corporation for the future. The enemy has now positioned itself within the corporation and is sole decider. The shareholders have no say and their stock is now worthless.

On the other hand, Man “H” has protected the other half of the corporation for the shareholders. He has done no monetary deals of any kind with the enemy. He has not fraternised with the enemy in any way because he has seen the fatal errors done by Man “A” and recognises that he has a responsibility to best represent and protect the shareholders who entrusted him to protect the corporation at all costs. And he understands completely, that he and the shareholders must hold out for a better deal. His half of the corporation has remained fully intact, no infiltration and the corporation remains the sole custody of the shareholders. Man “H” and the shareholders he represents will hold their stock secure, until such time as when a better deal comes their way.

So, I guess you all have figured out I’m talking about the West Bank and Gaza. Man “A” is Abbas/Fatah and Man “H” is the elected government of Gaza, Hamas. Abbas has so very much, sold down the river, any sovereignty or self rule the West Bank ever had at its disposal. He has allowed a gradual take over of the West Bank to the point where he is nothing more than a figurehead with no power what so ever.

He has allowed the enemy to chip away at the West Bank and take more and more of it; the small parts that remain are all controlled by the enemy, not Abbas. And to illustrate the absurdity of this I want to point out an article I read today, which sent me down the road of this post.

We all know Ramallah is in the West Bank of “Palestine” and not in Israel. Yet the government of the West Bank have no say in even the smallest aspects of it's daily workings, like for instance a foreign worker, working inside Palestine's West Bank, supposedly under the control of Abbas. Just take a read of this story below and then ask yourself if Palestine was a corporation that YOU owned, which man would you want to represent you in dealing with the enemy attempting a hostile take over of your corporation:

link Israel Defense Forces soldiers and immigration police detained Eva Novakova, 28, in a raid on her home in Ramallah in the West Bank on early Monday, said the International Solidarity Movement, a pro-Palestinian group where she worked before her expulsion. The activist was expelled for "breaching the rules of her stay," the spokesman for the Czech Republic's Foreign Ministry, Milan Repka, said. He said that Novakova overstayed her visa.

Novakova's lawyer, Omer Shatz, called the Israeli action against his client politically-motivated "This arrest is part of the continued and illegal use of the immigration police against activists, for political purposes,"

You can't give Israel anything until it becomes serious about wanting REAL peace. And then proves it, by backing it up with actions. Starting with removing it's grubby thieving hands from all parts of Palestine and adhering to International Laws and UN resolutions leveled against it for many years. Not until then. Otherwise you end up like Abbas, a fake figurehead who wears nice shoes and expensive suits. The only "free" part of Palestine is inside Gaza.

ABBAS~ SUPREME LEADER or SHAH OF PALESTINE

I wrote about the New Shah of Palestine a week ago, the illegal unelected former President Abbas is refusing to leave. Never mind his “hasbara” blustering about “quitting” and stepping down. He has no intention of leaving any time soon, unless he steps in front of a bus, that is.

Nope, he’s had his well orchestrated Fatah gangs out on the streets in a media display of undying support for their “Supreme Leader” the self appointed Shah of Palestine. And this suits Israel and America perfectly. For didn’t the AIPAC owned and funded Secretary of State Clinton tell the world that the Americans will continue to work with Abbas “in any capacity” now there’s a surprise…..not. So basically America will not recognize anyone who may either temporarily replace him according to Palestinian laws. No surprise there, I remember Bush boasting about how wonderful it was that the Palestinians were having a Democratic election (one that was monitored by international observers no less!) and yet when Hamas got elected with a majority, suddenly democracy went flying out the window for the “Great Democracy” America.

So, Abbas and his lackeys are working feverishly to line things up in a way that ensures the Shah of Palestine will remain the big man doing all the negotiations, or should I say giving Palestine and Palestinian rights away to Israel. See here:

link Mahmud Abbas's mandate as Palestinian president, disputed by Hamas, could be extended to avoid a constitutional vacuum, a Palestinian official said on Sunday.

Abbas was elected on January 9, 2005 for a four-year term. The Palestinian Authority extended his presidency by one year so presidential and parliamentary elections could be held on the same date, as required by Palestinian Basic Law.

"The PLO central committee will discuss the options to avoid a constitutional vacuum" at its meeting due to take place on December 15, Mohammed Dahlan told reporters in the West Bank town of Ramallah.

"One of them (the options) is the extension of the mandate of president Abbas," said Dahlan, a member of both the committee and of the Palestinian leader's mainstream Fatah party.

And Abbas is certainly acting like the Shah of Palestine, what with arresting journalists and Palestinian citizens who oppose him or are members of rival Political Parties and such. So much so that European Lawyer groups are asking West Bank Palestinians to document these crimes for possible prosecution under International Law, funnily enough:

link A number of eminent jurists in Europe called on the Palestinian people in the West Bank to document the crimes committed by Mahmoud Abbas’s militias against them in order to prosecute the perpetrators in international courts.

The jurists said in a statement published on Monday that the violations committed by these militias against West Bank people in coordination with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) violate clearly the UN charter and the Geneva convention.

They added that these crimes are not dropped by the lapse of time and they come under the heading of crimes against humanity.

In a related context, the Palestinian center for development and media freedoms (Mada) deplored Abbas’s militias for kidnapping journalists in the West Bank, saying it is a blatant violation of freedom of expression.

The center called for stopping the wave of kidnappings carried out against journalists especially the former workers in Al-Aqsa satellite channel and its office director in the West Bank Mohamed Eshtewi.

In a separate incident, Abbas’s militias reportedly kidnapped seven Palestinian citizens affiliated with Hamas in the districts of Bethlehem, Nablus, Al-Khalil, Salfit and Qalqiliya.

Just for a small dose of Comedy, I was wondering how Americans would feel if George W. Bush was declared by the International World to still be the President of the United States. If the International Community and countries of the world said "We will continue to work with Bush in any capacity" What's that? Do I hear the sound of fainting and dropping bodies? Yet, this is what America expects the Palestinains to accept. Note the comedy there? So what do the Non-Shah Supporting Palestinians who hunger for freedom and Palestinian rights have to say about this illegal Fatah/US/Israel based move?

link Dr. Aziz Dweik, the speaker of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC) strongly denounced Salim Al-Zaanoun, the head of the Palestinian national council (PNC), for saying that the authorities of the PLC would be transferred to the PLO’s central council, which is a liaison council between the PLO's executive committee and the PNC.

In a press statement to the Palestinian information center (PIC), Dr. Dweik condemned such talk as illegal, saying the PLC is the master of itself and no one can abolish and replace it or take its powers because it is a standalone system. He added that any unelected council cannot take the place of the PLC.

For his part, Dr. Salah Al-Bardawil, the spokesman for Hamas parliamentary bloc, stated Sunday that the mandate of the PLC is four years according to the Palestinian basic law and until new elected members are sworn in, the current parliament is still active, noting that the previous PLC continued to work for 10 years.

Dr. Bardawil underlined that PLO’s central council has no power over the PLC and any talk other than that reflects imbalance in powers, infringement on the basic law, and some sort of "hectic political hallucination".

The lawmaker stressed that the threat to withdraw the authorities of the PLC is part of the same policy which has been pursued by Fatah since the first days of the victory of Hamas in the legislative elections.

He added that those who are conspiring today to usurp the PLC’s authorities are the same people who collaborated with the Israeli occupation to imprison Hamas lawmakers, tighten the siege on Gaza and carry out military aggression on the Gaza Strip with the aim of eliminating the Palestinian resistance and giving way to Israel’s lackeys to control the fate of Palestinian people.

Never you mind, soon America and Israel will be announcing the Shah is permanently cemented in place, crowned and coronated, the recognized Negotiator and Representative of ALL the Palestinian people. Democracy? A mere American myth, who needs it, done deal………..

Abbas AGAIN Grabs At Straws

The Goldstone Report issue that won't go away.
Yesterday it was all the fault of HAMAS. So said the traitor Abbas. But now today he says this:

“Abbas said in his speech that he was fully responsible for the decision, that someone advised him to make it and that the advice was wrong;

And my question is, is this a man who should be involved in negotiations with Israel for the future of Palestine? If he is incapable of realising ahead of time that this decision was wrong? Is he the Palestinian President or not? A man who could even consider this from his so called "aides" is in no condtion to represetnt he Palestinian people. Because he is so disconnected that he failed to even understand his own people. Time for him to go. More:

he admitted he made a mistake and said he would make it up,” Sha’ath told listeners and participants.

Sorry, but how old is he? Oh, I'm sorry I dropped a report that finally might bring some justice to my people. But never mind, I'll make it up to you by giving you a flashy new mobile phone service, Yippee! I would challenge Abbas to find one single Palestinian that would be willing to trade away their rights for a new phone company supplied by Israel. more:

“This is why there will be a new meeting of the Human Rights Council,” he added.

No, the reason for the "new" meeting is Libya, not ABBAS and thank God for Libya! For were it not for the worlds outcry for Justice and for Libya's request, that report would be lining some UN rubbish bin right now.

Abbas has lost his mind..........

GOLDSTONE REPORT REALLY *IS* BIASED

Let’s talk about the flawed Goldstone Report. Israel claims it is biased, and upon reflection I find I now have to agree with Israel. Yeah, you’re thinking I’ve been converted by Zionist hasbara, but rest assured I have not. However, it is “biased”, but the bias is not against Israel, but instead it is biased against FATAH. Here’s why:

PREFACE: NOTE THAT I AM TAKING THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE POSITION HERE TO PROVE A POINT THAT IS IGNORED IN THE MEDIA AND BY ISRAEL AND THE USA. IN ORDER TO POINT OUT A HUGE DOUBLE STANDARD:

Cast your mind back to the Gaza genocide. Most of us were focused on the mass murder of Palestinian civilians and children. But upon reflection, I suddenly remembered something many may have forgotten about. During the invasion it was not only HAMAS fighting against the invaders who were dropping DIME missiles and White Phosphorous on the civilian population, but there were “others” targeting Israel with rockets as well. And some of those “others” were SURPRISE…… FATAH’s armed wing, the Al Aqsa Brigades. For those not aware of this, make note that the Ezzedeen Al Qassam Brigade is HAMAS’s military wing; the Al Aqsa Brigade is FATAH’s military wing. So, why is FATAH not being listed as a terrorist group the same as HAMAS? Or the better question is why are HAMAS not accepted with the same rights and respectibility as FATAH. Both were legally elected, both have armed military wings that attack Israel, yet, only ONE is excluded from the Goldstone report and only ONE is viewed as legitimate. Moreover, why is HAMAS excluded from participation with any peace negotiations or rightful recognition as a governing body, legally elected, if the same is not applied to FATAH?? See the bias there folks? Here’s a wee memory refresher from January 21st 2009:

The rockets fired by Palestinian militants into southern Israel throughout the 22-day war in Gaza and in the weeks leading up to the devastating Israeli operation have stopped. The cease-fire declared by Hamas is holding.

But while the Hamas movement and its weapons caches were Israel's primary target throughout the offensive, numerous militant groups fought alongside Hamas against Israeli soldiers, including a splinter faction of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the armed wing of the Fatah Party, according to a senior Fatah official in Damascus.

Last week, several other Palestinian factions in Damascus issued a statement refusing "any security arrangements that affect the resistance and its legitimate right to struggle against the occupation." The coalition was composed of representatives of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the PFLP, Al Saiqa, the Popular Struggle Front, the Revolutionary Communist Party, Palestinian Liberation organization, Fatah's "Intifada" faction, and a number of other Palestinian factions.

Leaders of the secular Fatah Party that controls the PA say the group bears no responsibility for its members in the armed wing fighting in Gaza, according to the group's representative in Damascus, Sameer Rifai. He says that a faction of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades has been acting without the consent of the leadership

Wow, now there’s a defence for you! Would the US and Israel be so willing to accept a statement like that from HAMAS? FATAH claims it can’t control its military wing so therefore it’s not responsible for anything it does, and then he follows up by saying this:

But adds that they were engaged in a "legitimate form of defense." "The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades are a part of the Palestinian people in Gaza," he says. "They are defending their homes, their lives, and themselves. They are people fighting an occupation." source

Note that he then appears to be supporting its actions against Israel. Another example of FATAH being allowed to have it both ways and eveyone ignores it. That statement FATAH makes is No different than HAMAS supporting it's military wing. So, I say again, why are FATAH not on the same list as HAMAS. See here:

From wiki

The leadership of the brigades and average members have identified themselves as the military wing of Fatah. On their website, and on posters they post the Fatah Emblem. The leadership of Fatah has said they never made a decision either to create the brigades, or make them the militant wing of Fatah.

Not so fast there:

HOWEVER: In November 2003 BBC journalists uncovered a payment by Fatah of $50,000 a month to Al-Aqsa[8]

In June 2004 then Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei openly stated this: "We have clearly declared that the Aksa Martyrs Brigades are part of Fatah. We are committed to them and Fatah bears full responsibility for the group."[9] In July he further declared "The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, military wing of the Fatah movement will not be dissolved and Fatah will never relinquish its military wing."[10

Now here’s an interesting little factoid, check out who was attacking Israel in 2007:

On August 22, 2007, Al-Aqsa gunmen in Gaza have announced that they are starting to launch hundreds of rockets and mortar shells at Israeli towns and cities and named the campaign, “Hole in the Wall II.”[26]

And here:

Palestinian paramilitary factions in Gaza worked together, operationally and otherwise, to repel the Israeli attack on Gaza. Abu Ahmed told Asharq al-Awsat during the war that, "everybody helps everybody else with regards to food, weapons, and first aid; there is no difference between a member 'Al Quds Brigade' or 'Al Qassam Brigade [military wing of Hamas]' or 'Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade' ( Military wing of FATAH) or 'Abu Ali Mustafa Brigade [military wing of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine or PFLP]'. For everybody's goal is the same and their compass is pointing in the same direction, and that is to drive out the occupation and defeat them, and disrupt their plan to dissolve the Palestinian Cause."[163]

Political representatives for Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the PFLP, Saiqa, the Popular Struggle Front, the Revolutionary Communist Party, Palestinian Liberation Organisation, Fatah al-Intifada, and a number of other Palestinian factions in Syria formed a temporary alliance during the offensive as well.

Besides the rockets fired by the Qassam Brigades of Hamas, other factions claimed responsibility for rockets fired into Israel and attacks on Israeli soldiers, including Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (affiliated with Fatah), the Abu Ali Mustapha Brigades, the Quds Brigades and the Popular Resistance Councils.[3] A Fatah official stated that the rocket attacks by his faction contradicted the official position of Mahmoud Abbas,

So because FATAH issues a statement that claims "the rocket attacks by his faction contradicted the official position of Mahmoud Abbas" everyone ignores it? How convenient for FATAH, they get to fight Israel, reap those benefits and at the same time be seen as a legitimate so called "peace partner" for America and Israel? Talk about US/Israel/FATAH double standards. More: again from wiki:

On September 15 2009, a lengthy 574 page report by Judge Goldstone's UN inquiry team was released and concluded that the Israel Defence Force (IDF) and Palestinian armed forces (specifically Hamas) had committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity

No mention of FATAH is there? Now let me make this perfectly clear, I don't believe either HAMAS or FATAH should be included in the Goldstone report, as they were defending their civilian population on their OWN SOIL! However, if the US and Israel are to play this game of "who is respected and accepted and who is not respected and accepted" then I take issue with FATAH being on a different list than HAMAS. So I ask again, where is the mention of FATAH. Why is FATAH treated differently than HAMAS, Why is FATAH a “respected” party with a military wing that targets Israel and HAMAS is considered “terrorists?” You know the answer don’t you? Could it be because Israel and the US are willing to look the other way where FATAH is concerned because Abbas is a US/Israeli puppet?
You bet cha!

Israel Tries To Trick HAMAS~Massive Fail

Watch out, major propaganda warning!! Today, the JerusalemPost is carrying a report that “Israel knows where Gilad Shalit is being held” and, moreover, they “claim” to have known for years now. This is utter and total rubbish. Time to spill the beans on this fake report which is attempting to “serve a purpose” of which Hamas are far too intelligent to take the bait on. Listen, if Israel know where he was, then during Genocide Cast Lead they’d have made a point of getting him out, using the cover of all those DIME missiles and white phosphorous bombs they dropped continually day and night for, count em, 28 days people!! Now, as Israel claims to be such a brilliant army, with state of the art weaponry, that never makes a mistake, is able to target individual Hamas members, get them and take them out, enter and exit Gaza at will. And yet, they don’t go rescue Shalit during all those 28 days?

What this is really all about is an attempt to create fear and insecurity within HAMAS that Israel may know his whereabouts, so that HAMAS will then make an attempt to move him at which time THEN Israel will be able to see where he is moved from and to. Sorry morons, me thinks HAMAS is smarter than this, but hey, nice try! Here’s the report, I mean “lie”

Israel knows the whereabouts of kidnapped soldier Gilad Schalit, a senior Jerusalem official told London-based newspaper Asharq Alawsat on Sunday.

The official said that the government knew where Schalit was initially taken immediately after his kidnapping, that it had consistently known where he was being held and that Hamas was aware of this.

ROFLMAO, consistantly known where he is..........now they have created yet another problem for themselves as now they need to invent some excuse for Israeli citizens as to "why" they have never gone to get him, see here:

Israel has avoided carrying out a rescue operation in order to prevent Schalit from being harmed, the official reportedly said. Furthermore, Hamas has wrecked the chances of an Israeli military maneuver by booby trapping the location where Schalit is being held and placing explosive devices nearly half a kilometer around the hideout, he was quoted as saying.

The source told Asharq Alawsat that Schalit's captors planned to kill him if Israel tried to free him by force.

Well, correct me if I'm wrong here, but Israel claims HAMAS are barbaric terrorists, yet I notice Shalit is looking well and been cared for. But let's take the Israeli position for one second. just for fun.So, using this same Zionist logic if a deranged American serial killer like Ted Bundy let's say, captures his next victim, the police are meant to stand idly by because he may kill the victim. And this is what Israel wants people to belive. Seriously, if they had the tiniest nano clue where he was, they'd have went after him during Cast Lead. Truth is they haven't a clue... simple as........ And this "report" is nothing more than an attempt to trick HAMAS into moving him, so they CAN find out where he is. Trouble is it's as transparent as glass....

Gazan Government To Open More Offices

And why not? They are the democratically elected Government and they won the majority of votes. It's called "democracy" although Israel and the US don't support democracy any longer.

Hamas is considering opening branches for the Palestinian parliament in several Arab states to reach out to the world and overcome travel restrictions caused by an Israeli blockade of Gaza.

Hamas leaders said the idea was still under discussion, but sources said Hamas lawmaker Marwan Abu Rass has left the Gaza Strip for Damascus to prepare for the opening of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)'s first branch outside the Palestinian territories.

"The Change and Reform parliamentary bloc of Hamas is thinking seriously of opening a regular office in the Syrian capital," Ismail al-Ashqar, another Hamas legislator, told Xinhua. "Such a step would help break the siege on the bloc's members."

Meanwhile, Ahmed Bahar, deputy speaker of the PLC, confirmed that the parliament's foreign offices would be open soon "in all Arab capitals, not only in Damascus."

"At the beginning, the branches will be in Syria and Egypt before spreading out to all Arab capitals," Bahar told reporters in Gaza. "The aim is to communicate with the world and the Arab parliaments, given the tight blockade of Gaza."

In January 2006, Hamas defeated the long-dominant Fatah party of President Mahmoud Abbas and scored a landslide victory in the legislative elections.

A year later, Israel shut down all commercial crossings with Gaza and Egypt maintained the closure of Rafah border crossing point -- the only gate that bypasses Israel for Gazans to the outside world, in response to Hamas' violent takeover of the coastal strip. source

Israel Trades Prisoners For Information

It is being reported that the Zionsits are trading 20 Palestinian women prisoners for information on the POW Gilad Shalit.

Israel will free 20 Palestinian women for information from Hamas on the condition of an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip, an Egyptian security source and the Israeli prime minister's office said on Wednesday.

Egyptian and German mediators would continue to work on a deal to exchange the soldier, Gilad Shalit, for the hundreds of Hamas prisoners the Islamist movement has been demanding, the Egyptian source said.

In the meantime, Israel would receive proof Shalit was alive and details about his condition. source

Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Egyptian Proposal

Prime Minister Haniyeh attended a protest at the refusal of West Bank leaders to allow the Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Aziz Dweik who was recently released from a Zionist jail. Haniyeh stated that the Egyptian proposals are a good start and need to be built upon.

“The Egyptian proposal on Palestinian conciliation has the beginnings of a plan that could be built on, but needs more study,” Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Wednesday.

Haniyeh spoke at a sit-in protesting West Bank leaders’ decision to prevent Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Aziz Dweik from resuming his duties after being released from Israeli prison on 23 June following more than three years in detention.

Dweik, affiliated with Hamas, called for steps toward unity as soon as he was released. He was received in the West Bank by a milt-party delegation, and Fatah’s leader and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas telephoned Dweik to congratulate him on his release.

Addressing the other sit-in participants, Haniyeh elaborated on his position vis-à-vis the Egyptian plan, saying “any presidential and Legislative elections should be preceded by national conciliation and an agreement on the environment and the atmosphere that should be created in the West Bank and Gaza.”

The reaction is similar to that of independent leaders and participants in the Cairo conciliation talks during its committees phase. The independents gathered and released a joint statement on the proposal, saying they hoped the Egyptian plan would be a last resort, and that conciliation could happen before the measures it proposed were implemented.

Further to his reaction to the Egyptian document, Haniyeh insisted that Dweik should be recognized as the PLC speaker “even if the situation lasts for several months” urging Dweik to continue with his work from home and office until overcoming the obstacles.”

Israel Keeps Hand In Cookie Jar

The Nasty Little Spoilt Brat, just can't seem to withdraw it's stealing hands from the cookie jar that is Palestine. Given that Obama's "grand plan" for the Middle east (and the world) has now swung directly into the laps of the Evil Doers. But alas, Obama will now learn a lesson, never do deals with Israel, they never keep their word.

"Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided"

That was what Obama said in his AIPAC speech during the primaries. You know, the speech where he went grovelling to the Zionists for votes? Yeah, that one.

Well, he wasn't kidding, and you'd think the Zionists would now do their part and keep their promise of a "big reward" to Obama; for giving them something that the rest of the world (and the UN) sees as stolen property, literally! The reward was obviously meant to be their "gracious and selfless" act of offering a "limited freeze" on illegal settlements on stolen land, the ones they don’t really want, the ones that only have tents and shacks. What this really means is that Israel, as usual, expects to be rewarded for giving back something it stole and never really owned. Now there's some logic for you, Israeli style, therefore void of logic. Of course, Israel never intended to freeze anything with regards to the nice big illegal communities of criminals they built on stolen land they want to illegally hang on to in order to expand their ethnic cleansing of Arabs.

The recent “cave in” by Mitchell in London when he met with the head Evil Doer, was not really a "cave in" at all. This is merely all part of the original plan, well, from the US side that is.

Palestinian outrage at Israel plan for settler homes

JERUSALEM — Israel will approve construction of hundreds of new homes in West Bank settlements before weighing a freeze sought by Washington in a move announced on Friday that fuelled Palestinian outrage.

"In the next days the prime minister will approve construction starts and then he might consider a freeze for a limited time under certain conditions," an Israeli government official told AFP.

He confirmed a report in the Jerusalem Post that said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would consider a moratorium on settlement construction "for a few months" after the green light is given to build hundreds of new homes in the occupied West Bank.

The English-language newspaper said work on 2,500 housing units which is already under way also would continue as part of the plan widely seen as an attempt to appease far right-wing members of Netanyahu's hawkish Likud party.

"The only thing suspended by this announcement will be the peace process," Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat told AFP.link

So when the Rockets begin to rain down on thsoe other illegal land grabs which Israel now believes are theirs, who will be to blame? The folks who have had their land stolen for years, the ones who just managed to survive a genocide, the ones who hardly have enough land left for a state, the ones who have millions of refugees all over the world because of Israel, the ones who were democratically elected, but the US and Israel refused to talk to them whilst purporting to be "Democratic"?

Another Israeli War Crime

"Two Gaza militants killed by Israeli gun fire"
That's the title of this article, I have a problem with it. Firstly, why are they the militants, because they are Palestinians who dare to resist an occupying illegal force? After all, they were the ones shot at whilst walking in their own country! The "real" militant terrorists sit in tall safe watchtowers, armed to the teeth, shooting at anyone they want to, even when the person is in another country and is not threatening them in any way. Israel thinks it is allowed to kill when it merely "thinks" it may be in "danger" So, here's the logic, again this is !Zionist" logic. If I think you look suspicious I can kill you, it's "ok" because I'm a Zionist and we have no laws that govern us except our warped racist-nationalist religion and being the "chosen" ones. That's a "Get Out Of Jail Free Card"

Of course, we know that the US and Isarel want you to look upon those they kill as "militants" And ignore the real terrorists that have huge arsenals of weapons and nukes. But Shhhh, no ones supposed to know that. Here's the story, albiet with a new imporved title!

Israeli Terrorists shoot 2 members of the Palestinian Gazan Government's army in their own country. This is a continued act of agression and war by the terrorists, who continue to act with impunity. now THAT'S a proper title!:

GAZA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Two Palestinian SOLDIERS were killed on Tuesday evening when Israeli TERRORISTS spotted and opened fire at them to the east of Gaza City, medical sources told Xinhua.

Witnesses and hospital officials said that Israeli TERRORISTS stationed on the security fence separating Gaza and Israel, spotted SOLDIERS approaching the border and fired a shell and barrage of machinegun fire towards them.

The paramedics said the two were identified as Esmat Muhrra and Rafah al-Najjar. They were taken to Kamal Adwan hospital in Jabaliya refugee camp.

Sources said the two SOLDIERS were members of Ezz el-Deen al-Qassam PALESTINIAN DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GAZAN GOVERNMENTS ARMY brigades, the military ARMY of Islamic Hamas DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT which GOVERNS the PALESTINIAN Gaza Strip.

A state of non-binding, unofficial lull between the DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GAZA GOVERNMENT and Israel TERRORISTS has been shaken in the last few days with the death of six INNOCENT Palestinians, including a fisherman and three smugglers, by Israeli TERRORIST fire in three incidents. source

The kind of "peace" Israel wants is the silence which will come when they murder and kill every single Palestinian that refuses to submit to their oppressors. Hey Israel you can kill people, but you can never kill their dream of freedom and homeland. You WILL loose..........

Abbas Impersonates the IDF

Abbas has learned much from Israel. Unfortunately he's not learned anything of value to Palestinians. Instead of representing the country of Palestine, working towards unity, having fair elections, being inclusive, respecting the vote, nope, none of these things, but instead he's learned how to kidnap, threaten and intimidate his political rivals. You know the ones who actually got the majority of the vote, including in the West Bank? This from the Elected Majority Government, exiled to Gaza:

Security forces loyal to former PA chief Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday kidnapped six Palestinians in Tulkarem, Nablus and Al-Khalil districts including the father of a wanted youth as a hostage until his son gives himself up.

Local sources in Tulkarem said that those militias stormed the home of Adnan Samara, who was formerly held in Zionist occupation jails, and abducted his father Tayseer and his brother Nasr to pressure Adnan into giving himself up.

Abbas's militias rounded a shopkeeper in downtown Tulkarem after wreaking havoc in his shop, sources said, adding that Abdul Fattah Al-Qaddoumi was arrested by those forces before and spent seven months in the preventive security jails.

In Nablus, Abbas's forces detained Fadel Al-Beitawi, the son of MP Hamed Al-Beitawi, who is kidnapped for the second time by those militias.

Three other Palestinians, including an ex-prisoner in occupation jails, were kidnapped at the hands of those militias in Al-Khalil. link

Israeli Army Trains on Al Aqsa Mosque Walls

Are the Zionists planning a future assault on Al Aqsa Mosque?

The Gazan Government is reporting today that the IDF are training to scale the walls of Al Aqsa. The report comes to the Government from witnesses at the Mosque and also from the Al Aqsa institution for Heritage organisation. The IDF trained for about an hour, using ladders to scale the walls from the South West side of the Mosque in the Al Maghreba district.

"Al Aqsa institution for Heritage" warned in an urgent statement that Zionist special forces perform a training to climb the walls of the Holy Al Aqsa masjid.

It said: "The training is a clear indication of the Zionist plans against the blessed Al Aqsa Mosque.

A witness told "Al Aqsa institution for Heritage" that by the evening of the day, they were surprised that about 20 of the Zionist special forces are setting up ladders on the walls of the Al-Aqsa Mosque from the outside, more specifically, on the wall of the women mosque, one of the walls from the South West of Al-Aqsa.

They were conducting training for climbing on the wall from the outside, up and down from Al Maghreba district, and the training continued for about an hour ago. source

HAMAS Ousts Al Qaeda Group in Gaza

The Gazan Army and police surrounded a Mosque where 100 Al Qaeda linked supporters were entrenched and armed. After sealing off the entire neighbourhood and a long gun battle the Gaza police and Army have now gained control of the area. Several were injured, one member of the Gazan army was killed, one child was killed when a grenade was thrown out of the Mosque. Reports are that 13 were killed, so minus the two mentioned the other 10 were members of the Al Qaeda linked group. updated x1 Aljazeera is reporting 16 dead here

At least 13 people have been killed and at least 85 injured in a fierce gun battle in Gaza, emergency services say.

Eyewitnesses say hundreds of Hamas fighters and policemen surrounded a mosque where followers of a radical Islamist cleric were holed up.

Hamas fired rocket-propelled grenades at the mosque and stormed the leader's house in Rafah, near the Egypt border.

It is thought that at least 100 supporters of the al-Qaeda-linked group, Jund Ansar Allah, were inside.

Hamas has cracked down on al-Qaeda-inspired groups in the past, the BBC's Middle East correspondent Katya Adler says.

Hamas is concerned they may attract more extremist members, and has forbidden anyone except what it describes as Hamas security personnel from carrying weapons in Gaza, our correspondent says. source

Hamas, Mossad and Israel's Peace

Middle East Online, has an excellent piece today written by James M. Wall. A really good analysis of Israel's failed murder attempt on Khalid Mishal, a must read.

Bibi Told Mossad, 'Kill Khalid'; now Khalid Mishal is Key to Israel’s Future

On Thursday, September 25, 1997, on a sidewalk in Amman, Jordan, a team of Israeli assassins tried, but failed, to kill Hamas political bureau director, Khalid Mishal.

The attack on Khalid Mishal was an Israeli failure of monumental proportions. The story not only exposes Israel’s failure at attempted murder; but it also reveals the diplomatic morass into which the failed assassination plunged all the major players, notes James M. Wall.

Twelve years after he survived Bibi Netanhayu’s attempt to assassinate him, Khalid Mishal, the head of the Hamas political bureau, holds meetings with Jimmy Carter, and gives interviews to the Wall Street Journal.

The chief of Palestinian militant group Hamas said his organization is prepared to cooperate with the US in promoting a peaceful resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict if the White House can secure an Israeli settlement freeze and a lifting of the economic and military blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Hamas is part of the fabric of Palestinian politics, and neither force nor diplomatic isolation will make it go away. Its history is one of tenacity in the face of enormous odds: it has been nourished by the efforts to destroy it. No one is in a better position to appreciate this than Israel’s new prime minister who, once again, finds himself facing the martyr who would not die.

Khalid Mishal is also key to a peaceful Israeli future, if only Netanyahu would pay attention to what he is saying.read it all HERE

Abbas Goes Mental...Becomes Delusional

Abbas Goes Mental at FATAH Conference. Oh, where do I start, me says whilst shaking my head in disbelief. Here’s the subject of the opening statement from Abbas the dictator and Israeli Agent. Notice how he shoots himself in the foot (hint-bolded words are a clue):

Telegraph Mr Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority who is also known as Abu Mazen, said Hamas was guilty of polarizing the Palestinian people and usurping legitimate politicians after they won an election in Gaza but then ran Fatah out of the territory two years ago.

Let’s break this down; “Hamas was guilty of polarizing the Palestinian people and usurping legitimate politicians” So, because HAMAS won a legitimate election, monitored by international representatives, then declared to be legal and fair, this somehow translates into some evil plan to “polarize” Palestinians. I'd say there was a gaping polarization long before the first vote was cast! Ooooh, that’s the problem when you have open and free elections, sometimes they don’t’ go as you planned, its called democracy. Instead of rejecting their democratic mandate, perhaps Abbas should prove he supports the vote of the Palestinian people and form a Government with those who actually won the Majority of votes in the election, and btw, that would be HAMAS. They won 76 seats out of 132, which is a BIG majority. FATAH only took 43 seats, a CLEAR minority. Then after the Battle of Gaza in 2007, HAMAS was thrown out of the PNA in the West Bank, and replaced by FATAH and others. Leaving them only Gaza. Like I said, Abbas supports democracy when the results suit, just like Israel and America.

So, here’s the next bit of his statement that is massive BS; “usurping legitimate politicians after they won an election in Gaza” what? He just said HAMAS usurped “legitimate” politicians, after it “won” an election in “Gaza” Three big porkies in that statement. In fact, it is the other way round, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, a FATAH stronghold, HAMAS actually won ALL the seats except one that must be filled by a Christian. So, who is “usurping” who? And when Abbas makes the statement that HAMAS won in “Gaza” that is also a lie and covered in the above sentence as well where I point out HAMAS victory in Ramallah, clearly the West Bank and NOT Gaza. To address the next porkie pie lie, we can take a look at what was said immediately after the election in the West Bank by FATAH officials and the then FATAH Prime Minister:

Washington PostPrime Minister Ahmed Qureia, another Fatah leader, resigned his post along with his cabinet early Thursday, as reports of Hamas's victory began to circulate. Qureia acknowledged in submitting his resignation that Hamas had earned the right to form the next cabinet. This is the choice of the people," Qureia, a member of the party's discredited old guard who did not run for reelection, told reporters here. "It should be respected."

So, it is Abbas who is not respecting the Democratic Mandate of Palestinian voters, and here is part of the reason why:

Washington Post The election results stunned U.S. and Israeli officials, who have repeatedly stated that they would not work with a Palestinian Authority that included Hamas. Javier Solana, the European Union's foreign policy chief, said in a statement that the Palestinian people had "voted democratically and peacefully."

We clearly have a situation where once again America (and Israel) thought “wrongly” that FATAH would win the majority.America and Israel have no understanding of Muslims what so ever. As they did not, and the election was declared legal and democratic by Bush himself the day of the elections, but before he knew the outcome. Then when Israel, America and crooked corrupt FATAH don’t like the democratic results, they then begin to strip power from those who actually WERE elected. This is why any deal with FATAH and Israel will fail miserably without HAMAS being involved. If you make deals with the minority, then you cannot expect success. Ah, but never you mind, Israel and the US have a plan, which I will cover in another post.

And finally, I’m saying this now, something’s up with this conference and it’s not going to be fair and square. FATAH is in the midst of a split, they are terribly corrupt, they give everything to Israel and get nothing in return (witness all the settlements in the WEST bank, none in Gaza, wonder why?) Abbas has put off this conference for ages as he knew he did not have majority support even within his own party. The recent accusations on the death of Yassir Arafat are only one tiny aspect of the split. Given that Israel stated it would allow all FATAH members from GAZA to cross the border for the conference, and Israel also let out of jail other FATAH members, Israel is clearly attempting to pad the vote in favor of Abbas. And I’ll bet money that other FATAH members who are not in favor of Abbas will be denied entry. Abbas term as President ended in January, there is no way Abbas would have finally called the conference if he did not believe or know that he had the majority, he’d never risk being replaced otherwise. It’s an American/Israeli/FATAH fix, and it will end in tears for all…………..you heard it here first.

HAMAS Calls for Channels of Communication

The Hamas Government Website is reporting that the Government is willing to communicate with any country in the world and hope the British will open channels of communication so as to work towards a resolution for the Palestinian people. IMHO I think very soon we will see this take place. You cannot have a working peace process that encompasses dialogue until Hamas is involved. Just like the Irish peace process, I think soon we will see this apply to hamas the elected government. It is clear that the US will have Britain do the engaging for them, much like America did for Britain with the engaging of Sinn Fein by Clinton:

Hamas welcomed opening channels of communications with any country in the world, but rejected the notion of classifying its leaders as moderates and extremists stressing that the movement has a Shura council and institutions on which it depends for taking decisions.

"There are no moderates and extremists in Hamas, we reject such a classification, as we are a movement that takes its decisions through consultative bodies and institutions. It is a Palestinian national liberation movement which aims to defend the Palestinian people and their usurped rights so that the people can live in Freedom and security like the rest of people," Fawzi Barhoum, the Hamas spokesman told PIC on Sunday.

Barhoum was responding to calls from the Foreign Affairs Committee on the British government to "consider ways of engaging politically with moderate elements within Hamas as a way of encouraging it to meet the three Quartet principles," in its report on Saturday.

Barhoum stressed that Hamas practices legitimate resistance against Zionist occupation in the same manner Churchill defended Britain and Europe against Nazi occupation, a role for which he is respected throughout Europe.

He expressed hope that the British government would heed the call of the committee and open channels of communication with the movement on the basis of respecting the usurped rights of the Palestinian people and that such rights should be restored to them.

well, well, look at this just out from the BBC:

The UK government has come under rising pressure from MPs to start making contact with Palestinian group Hamas.

committee chairman Michael Gapes said the committee saw "few signs that the current policy of non-engagement with Hamas" was effective.

He added that the government "should urgently consider engaging with moderate elements within Hamas" as it had with the political wing of Hezbollah in Lebanon earlier this year.

Designated a terrorist organisation by Israel, the US and the EU, it is seen by its supporters as a legitimate fighting force defending Palestinians from a brutal military occupation.

I rest my case...........Britain will be talking to the Gazan Government for America very soon.

The Abbas-Arafat Murder Accusation Deepens

Well, this is certainly interesting, another possible nail in the coffin of Abbas's reign as King. I reported on July 14th about the accusations from FATAH senior official Farouq Qaddoumi, the secretary general of the Fatah’s central committee where he claims Abbas colluded with Sharon to murder Yassir Arafat. And now it appears he has tapes to help prove his accusations. FATAH is in serious trouble, never mind about HAMAS and FATAH unity as Fatah has bigger problems to sort out within it's own ranks. Report below:

Source: Qaddoumi has audio tapes supporting his accusations against Abbas

A Palestinian informed source in Damascus revealed on condition of anonymity that Farouk Al-Qaddoumi, the secretary general of the Fatah’s central committee, has audio tapes of late president Yasser Arafat that support his accusations against Mahmoud Abbas and Mohamed Dahlan.

Al-Jazeera satellite channel on Wednesday quoted the source as saying that Qaddoumi has solid evidence including documents and audio tapes made by Arafat when Israel isolated him in his besieged headquarters in Ramallah, specifically when he discharged Abbas from his post as a premier.

The source added that there are also testimonies given by Fatah leaders Mohamed Jihad and Hani Al-Hasan that prove the involvement of Abbas and Dahlan in the killing of Arafat.

According to the source, Qaddoumi is making nowadays contacts with Fatah leaders living abroad and with leaders of Al-Aqsa Brigades at home so as not to leave the arena for Abbas who controls the central committee and the revolutionary council at will while Dahlan oversees everything regarding the sixth conference of Fatah.

The source noted that the majority of the Palestinian factions based in Damascus made a decision to protect and defend Qaddoumi and his national history.