Mahmoud Abbas's duplicity: Fatah and Hamas do not have to recognize Israel

The following interview with Mahmoud Abbas was broadcast on Al-Arabiya [based in Dubai] and Palestinian TV on Oct. 3, 2006:

The host is discussing with Mahmoud Abbas the difference between Hamas and Fatah preventing the establishing of a Palestinian unity government.

Host: But maybe Hamas is right regarding the fact that it does not want to recognize Israel.

Abbas [snaps]: Hamas is not required, Hamas is not required to recognize Israel... It is not required of Hamas, or of Fatah, or of the Popular Front to recognize Israel, all right?

"The PLO, in 1993, recognized Israel. As Israel recognized the PLO. Every person has the right to say I do not recognize, okay? Its your right. It is the right of every organization. But the government which will be formed, and which will function opposite the Israelis on a daily basis... every hour and perhaps every second, there will be contact between Palestinian ministers and Israeli ministers. And I ask - how can this government, or these ministers, not recognize their counterparts, and then solve peoples problems? [Abbas then gives an example of $500 million in taxes intended for the Palestinians, but put on hold by Israelis. The Palestinian finance minister has to come to an agreement with the Israeli finance minister regarding the transfer of that money.] So how can he make an agreement with him if he does not recognize him?

"So I do not demand of Hamas nor any other [organizations] to recognize Israel. But from the government that works with Israelis in day to day life, yes.

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[creatingfl]

Khaled Meshal, 1-Oct.2011 in Tehran referred to Mahmoud Abbas "the source of authority is not weak leaders appeal for negotiations.The option of resistance became the only option after all other options disappeared the action was done without coordination with other movements in the Palestinians arena ".

Ali Khamenei ( Iranian supreme leader ) said in the same event "recognition of Israel - is the end for the Palestinians right of return"

Iran is the problem for no peace in the M.E. !

[proengelsrael]

HATE! DESPITE of TONS of FOOD & other STUFF from ISRAEL-i, EACH WEEK?

WHY are hamascum kids more WORTH as Israeli kids ?

Gazans have legally elected hamaSScum Regime and they provoke neighbors Israel, NON STOP!

WHY pallywood have money for missiles?

What's that supposed to mean?

How do you explain, Abbas, that 1.5 million Arabs live in Israel as Israeli citizens? How do you explain that 82% of these Arab say in polls that they would rather live in Israel than any other country?

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[WaleedRahman]

Well Abbas is not running in January. So the questions is: who are the Zionist going to support?

[Feda2y88]

You stupid...

Mr.Abbas said that Palestinian organizations need not to recognize Israel as many Israeli organization don't recognize Palestinian country,

BUT>>> PLO and Palestinian government has to recognize Israel and previous agreements.

These declarations haven't changed since 1994 with Oslo agreement.

So please respect my brain.

[ItsAmadWorld2]

As long as Muhammadans view the world divided between peace and war, and anything NOT under Sharia Law as the territory of war, there will NEVER be peace anywhere, not even if Israel were to be given totally over to those who can perform honor killings thanks to Quran 18:74-81, and, where it's ok to have sex with a slave girl who is married 4:24.

[crusades0917]

Death to Hamas & death to Islam. Islam is an evil cult whose followers are like rabid dogs, totally consumed by false beliefs.