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US supports Israeli Settlement, Hamas Condemns
US supports Israeli Settlement, Hamas Condemns
Hamas newspaper 5 February 2017
http://english.alresalah.ps/en/post.php?id=5482
Gaza,(Alresalah.ps)– A spokesman for the White House said that the Trump
administration does not believe that settlements are “an impediment to
peace” between the Palestinians and Israelis but that building new
settlements or expanding existing ones “may not be helpful in achieving that
goal.”
The Hamas Movement has denounced the US adminstration’s statement about
Israel’s settlements, saying its remarks in this regard will be used by
Israel as a cover to expand its settlement activities over the occupied
Palestinian lands.
In a press release on Saturday, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qasem also criticized
some Palestinian Authority officials for applauding Washington’s statement
on settlements and seeing it as a step in the right direction.
“The growing US bias in favor of the Israeli occupation that intersects with
the [Palestinian] Authority’s frivolous political performance would
encourage the occupation to escalate its aggressive attack and rebellion
against all international resolutions that reject its settlement
activities,” Qasem said.
The Hamas spokesman urged the Palestinian people from all spectra to adopt a
unified resistance-based program to confront Israel’s settlement expansion
in all areas of Palestine and curb its settlers’ crimes.
Source: http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=72141
