Jihad movement calls for national unity and resistance against the occupation

[ PIC 11/12/2012 - 09:33 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Member of the political bureau of the Islamic Jihad movement, Mohammed al-Hindi, called for a resistance and political unity in light of a Palestinian reality that would witness other conflicts. “We must unite the political with the resistant, because the political success would only achieved with […]

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Hamas: Egypt unrest may disrupt unity talks

BREAKING: #Egypt military deployed outside presidential palace in Cairo after clashes (Details to follow) rt.com #news— RT (@RT_com) December 06, 2012 Maan News Agency | Dec 5, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Meetings to discuss Palestinian reconciliation depend on stability in Egypt, a senior Hamas official said Wednesday. Ahmad Yousef told Ma’an that unrest in […]

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Cairo summit confirms Palestinian unity deal

Morning Star Online Febr 23 2012 by Tom Mellen Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and the Hamas leadership approved a national unity deal in Cairo on Wednesday. Izzat al-Rishq, an aide to Hamas secretary-general Khaled Mashaal, said the Islamist resistance movement’s political bureau signed the deal after more than 12 hours of talks over two […]

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Mishaal Abbas Meeting in Cairo

[ PIC 22/02/2012 - 10:29 AM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Political bureau chairman of Hamas Khaled Mishaal is to meet with Fatah leader and PA chief Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss efforts to form a new government under the premiership of Abbas, a well-informed Palestinian source said. Quds Press quoted the source as […]

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Abbas, Mashaal agree to form unity government

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Maan News Agency | Febr 5, 2012   BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas chief-in-exile Khalid Mashaal agreed to form a unity government during a Sunday meeting in the Qatari capital. A source from the meeting, who wished to remain anonymous, told Ma’an […]

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Abbas, Mashal, Meet in Cairo, Affirm National Unity

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Thursday November 24, 2011 21:16 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Hamas Political Bureau Chief, Khaled Mashal, met in Cairo on Thursday, affirmed Palestinian national unity and partnership. An understanding was reached to hold legislative and presidential elections […]

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Hamas: Unity for elections, not to emulate Fatah

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Maan News Agency – Nov 12, 2011 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Hamas will not become a carbon copy of rivals Fatah after their reconciliation deal, but welcomes the prospect of Palestinian elections, senior party official Mahmoud Zahhar said Saturday. Hamas will not negotiate with Israel, […]

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Hamas leader says unity Abbas’ only option

A Million Stories about the Zionist Rape of This World – in pictures Maan News Agency | October 28, 2011 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Deputy parliament speaker Ahmad Bahar on Friday said implementing national unity was the only option left for President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas. After two decades of failed negotiations with Israel, […]

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Meshaal Calls On Abbas To Implement National Unity Agreement

Palestine’s Prisoners | Pictures | Topic | Category – Torture | History | Category Wednesday October 19, 2011 00:51 by Alaa Ashkar – IMEMC & Agencies Khaled Mashal, head of the Hamas Movement’s political Bureau in Damascus, called on President Mahmoud Abbas, Tuesday, to hold a meeting with Hamas in Cairo next week to conclude […]

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Hamas and Fatah stress necessity of achieving national reconciliation

[ 16/09/2011 - 12:00 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas and Fatah stressed Thursday the significance of achieving national reconciliation, and stressed that political arrest should stop and all political detainees should be immediately released. PIC correspondent in the Gaza Strip pointed out that the meeting between the two delegations lasted for 90 minutes where the […]

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Zahhar: Abbas should implement or scrap unity deal

Maan News Agency | Sept 2, 2011 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Senior Hamas figure Mahmoud Zahhar said Thursday that President Mahmoud Abbas must take decisive steps to implement or scrap the reconciliation deal agreed between his party and the president’s Fatah movement. Slamming the status quo, where May’s agreement lingers without its provisions coming into force, […]

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Haneyya, Abbas: Further action taken towards reconciliation

[ 31/08/2011 - 09:48 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Prime Minister of the government in Gaza Ismail Haneyya and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas have confirmed that further action has been taken for the sake of Palestinian reconciliation, a statement from Haneyya’s office says. This came after Haneyya phoned Abbas to mark Eid al-Fitr, marking the […]

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Fatah is Violating Reconciliation Agreement Claims Hamas

PNN – Palestine News Network – 14.08.11 – 17:39 Gaza – PNN – Hamas today accused Fatah of going back on previous agreements between the two political groups and violating the reconciliation deal that had been signed in Cairo earlier this year. Hamas’ accusation was aimed at Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, after Abbas opened registration […]

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PA proves ‘unserious’ about reconciliation

[ 10/08/2011 - 04:40 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian MP Ahmed Abdul-Aziz Mubarak (Ramallah) said Wednesday that continued persecution of Hamas in the West Bank concludes that the Palestinian Authority has no control over its security forces and is not serious about the reconciliation process. He said the PA has been using reconciliation as a […]

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MPs: Palestinians tired of promises, want real reconciliation

[ 10/08/2011 - 11:08 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– MP Hassan Yousef, who represents Hamas on the Palestinian Legislative Council, said Tuesday that the Palestinians are “tired of promises” and want to see the Palestinian reconciliation implemented on the ground. “Arrests and deals do not go together at all,” Yousef said in a statement, referring to […]

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Hamas urges Fatah to be serious to end national rift

[ 08/08/2011 - 10:44 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri demanded Fatah faction to be serious during Cairo talks that resumed yesterday in order to implement the national reconciliation agreement. “We are serious about implementing all files of the reconciliation agreement as soon as possible, but the success of this meeting depends […]

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Hamas FM: Unity government must be formed urgently

Published today 18:29 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A united Palestinian government must be formed urgently ahead of Palestine’s bid for membership of the United Nations in September, Foreign Minister in Gaza Muhammad Awad said Monday. Awad, who is also planning minister in the Gaza-based authority, said a united government was important for a strong Palestine […]

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Independents call for urgent implementation of unity deal

[ 24/07/2011 - 04:41 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– The leadership of the Consortium of Independent Palestinians has called for urgent implementation of the Palestinian unity deal as the Palestinians face major challenges. In a statement, the CIP said the time has come to begin pressuring Palestinian factions to set national priorities. ”It is unreasonable that […]

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Turkish PM Erdogan Calls for Unity in Palestine

23 July, 2011 | 14:48 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that as long as the Palestinians did not have unity within themselves and remained divided, calls made by Turkey and other countries would not receive international response in favor of the Palestinian cause. Speaking at the inauguration of the Palestinian Ambassadors’ Conference in […]

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PPP Calls For Forming Social-Democratic Coalition To Save Unity Deal

Thursday June 23, 2011 10:56 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News The leftist Palestinian People Party (PPP) called on the Palestinian factions to act on saving the National Unity Agreement by forming a large democratic-social coalition to prevent the collapse of the deal, and to actively push for holding national and presidential elections. Palestinian People […]

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Abu Marzouk: Upcoming unity government will serve Palestinians not Israel

[ 21/06/2011 - 01:49 PM ] KUWAIT, (PIC)– Moussa Abu Marzouk, deputy head of the Hamas political bureau, said current talks between Fatah and his party are aimed at creating a government that serves the people and Palestinian objectives, not one that satisfies Israel. The senior Hamas official said Israel “will never accept a harmony […]

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West must support Palestinian unity

  Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:56PM Twenty-four former heads of government, foreign ministers, and peace negotiators have written an open letter calling on the international community to support Palestinian unity. “In particular, we urge the United States and the European Union to constructively engage with the transitional government as well as with the Palestinian leadership […]

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