Post by abu_rashid on Feb 25th, 2009 at 8:14pm
Fatah frees 30 Hamas members
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:04:10 GMT
Acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas (R), Hamas leader Ismail Haniya (L)
The acting Palestinian Authority releases 30 Hamas members as a goodwill gesture to the movement ahead of an internal meeting in Egypt.
The security forces of acting Palestinian Authority chief and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas released 30 prisoners on Tuesday.
A Palestinian security source told the International Middle East Media Center that the prisoners were released in several West Bank cities.
According to the source, the move was part of a Fatah effort to ease tension with the rival Hamas party before the internal meeting scheduled to be held on February 26th in Egypt.
Hamas had earlier described the release of its members as a key factor in reaching any agreement in the postponed reconciliation talks.
"In order for the dialogue to succeed, serious work must be exerted to release all political prisoners from the Palestinian Authority jails in the West Bank," Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said on Saturday.
Gaza-based factions have received invitations from Cairo to join the national unity talks.
The Cairo talks are meant to bridge the gap between the rival Hamas and Fatah parties, in a manner that would put an end to the current split between Gaza and Ramallah.
Hamas boycotted the inter-Palestinian dialogue, which was scheduled for Nov. 10 in Cairo, in protest at the detention of its members by Fatah forces headed by Abbas.
Tensions between Hamas and Fatah began after Hamas' victory in the 2006 parliamentary elections. Following the elections, Mahmoud Abbas dissolved the democratically elected Hamas government and appointed a Fatah-led Palestinian Authority (AR: At the request of the U.S and other so called lovers of democracy) in the West Bank.
Source: Press TV
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:04:10 GMT
Acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas (R), Hamas leader Ismail Haniya (L)
The acting Palestinian Authority releases 30 Hamas members as a goodwill gesture to the movement ahead of an internal meeting in Egypt.
The security forces of acting Palestinian Authority chief and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas released 30 prisoners on Tuesday.
A Palestinian security source told the International Middle East Media Center that the prisoners were released in several West Bank cities.
According to the source, the move was part of a Fatah effort to ease tension with the rival Hamas party before the internal meeting scheduled to be held on February 26th in Egypt.
Hamas had earlier described the release of its members as a key factor in reaching any agreement in the postponed reconciliation talks.
"In order for the dialogue to succeed, serious work must be exerted to release all political prisoners from the Palestinian Authority jails in the West Bank," Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said on Saturday.
Gaza-based factions have received invitations from Cairo to join the national unity talks.
The Cairo talks are meant to bridge the gap between the rival Hamas and Fatah parties, in a manner that would put an end to the current split between Gaza and Ramallah.
Hamas boycotted the inter-Palestinian dialogue, which was scheduled for Nov. 10 in Cairo, in protest at the detention of its members by Fatah forces headed by Abbas.
Tensions between Hamas and Fatah began after Hamas' victory in the 2006 parliamentary elections. Following the elections, Mahmoud Abbas dissolved the democratically elected Hamas government and appointed a Fatah-led Palestinian Authority (AR: At the request of the U.S and other so called lovers of democracy) in the West Bank.
Source: Press TV