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Radwan: American veto blatant bias in favor of Israel

[ 19/02/2011 – 09:50 AM ]

 

GAZA, (PIC)– Dr. Ismail Radwan, a Hamas leader, has charged that the US veto against a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian land reflected absolute bias in favor of Israel.

He said in a statement on Friday night that the veto also constituted a slap in the face of the Fatah-controlled authority in the West Bank that had wagered on the US.

He underlined that there was no more excuse for de facto president Mahmoud Abbas to continue in the frivolous settlement process.

For his part, Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman, described the American veto as “shameful”, adding that it unmasked the American role that obstructs the international consensus on illegitimacy of Israeli settlement activity in the occupied lands.

He said in a press release on Saturday that the veto was an American reward for the Israeli occupation’s crimes and violations against the Palestinian people.

“The US administration was never honest in its patronage of any settlement project or peace process,” Barhoum said.

He urged Abbas and his authority to end all forms of negotiations with Israel and to solidify the internal Palestinian front in face of challenges.

The US on Friday vetoed a UNSC resolution to condemn Israeli settlement activity, which was approved by 14 members out of the 15-member council.

Radwan: American veto blatant bias in favor of Israel.