Haniyeh renews his readiness to achieve reconciliation

[ PIC 28/06/2013 – 06:14 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh confirmed his determination to achieve the Palestinian national reconciliation and to form a united Palestinian government. Our unity is our strength, Haniyeh said during the graduation ceremony at the University of Palestine in Gaza City on Thursday, stressing that he will work […]

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Islamic Jihad leader: Fatah, Hamas not ready to end split

Maan News Agency | May 24, 2013 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Talks between Fatah and Hamas on Tuesday and Wednesday accomplished little as the parties failed to reach any agreement, a top Islamic Jihad official said Thursday. Abu Imad al-Rifaei, the Islamist group’s representative in a committee preparing for national elections, told Ma’an that the talks […]

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Haneyya calls on Fatah leader, renews assertion on reconciliation

[ PIC 08/05/2013 – 10:06 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian premier in Gaza Strip Ismail Haneyya called on Fatah leader Abu Ali Shahin at his hospital bed in Quds hospital in Gaza on Tuesday and wished him speedy recovery. He told reporter s after calling on Shahin that his visit was meant to affirm unity […]

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Bardawil: Reconciliation and negotiations do not meet

[ PIC 06/05/2013 – 02:16 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Dr. Salah Bardawil, a Hamas leader, said on Monday that there were no real efforts on the ground to achieve national reconciliation. He told Quds Press that the purported discussions on reconciliation were merely theoretical and a reflection of the Palestinian people’s aspiration for unity. Bardawil […]

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Haneyya discusses reconciliation with independent figures

[ PIC 05/05/2013 – 09:50 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian premier in Gaza Ismail Haneyya has affirmed that reconciliation was a national duty and there was no backtracking on it. Haneyya, who was receiving a delegation of independent figures in his office on Sunday, said that the Cairo agreement in this regard should be implemented […]

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Qasem: Abbas is not serious about forming a unity government

[ PIC 28/04/2013 – 09:27 AM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Political analyst Abdul-Sattar Qasem played down the seriousness of de facto president Mahmoud Abbas to form a national unity government. Abbas said on Saturday that he would start consultations in order to form a national government according to the Doha declaration. “If Abbas was concerned about […]

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Haneyya: The reconciliation files must be treated en bloc

[ PIC 28/04/2013 – 09:17 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya reiterated the need for ending the national division and dealing with the reconciliation agreement as a one package deal. Haneyya made his remarks in a meeting on Saturday with a delegation from the democratic front for the liberation of Palestine (DFLP) led […]

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Bardawil: Abbas stopped the reconciliation and Hamas is ready for debate

[ PIC 26/04/2013 – 07:54 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas leader Dr. Salah Bardawil held the Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas “personally” responsible for the failure of the reconciliation process, to comply with “American conditions.” Bardawil said that Hamas is ready for a debate with Saeb Erekat, member of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian […]

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Abu Zuhri: US pressures Fatah to freeze reconciliation

[ PIC 23/04/2013 – 09:22 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas confirmed its commitment to the reconciliation agreement’s terms, calling on Fatah not to submit to the American pressures and to implement the reconciliation agreements. The spokesman for the movement, Sami Abu Zahri, denied talks about Turkish mediation in reconciliation file, stressing the movement’s adherence to […]

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Abu Zuhri: U.S. pressure disrupts reconciliation process

[ PIC 18/04/2013 – 09:42 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, spokesman for Hamas movement, asserted that the remarks made by John Kerry prove that American pressures are the real cause behind the obstruction of the achievement of reconciliation. Kerry stated that he does not see any signs of reconciliation between the Authority […]

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Haneyya leaves for Qatar to discuss reconciliation issue

[ PIC 18/04/2013 – 10:05 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Gaza premier Ismail Haneyya left the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning on a visit to Qatar via the Rafah border terminal for a meeting with Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani. Taher Al-Nunu, the government’s spokesman, said that Haneyya’s discussion in Qatar would focus on […]

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Abu Marzouk: Hamas did not ask for postponing government consultations

[ PIC 13/04/2013 – 04:59 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, member of Hamas’s political bureau, said that his movement did not ask for postponement of consultation on the national unity government formation. Amin Makbul, Fatah revolutionary council’s secretary, claimed in a statement that Hamas had asked for a two-week postponement of those […]

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Resheq: We made great progress in the national talks in Cairo

[ PIC 11/02/2013 – 11:14 AM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Member of Hamas’s political bureau Ezzat Al-Resheq said his Movement made significant progress during the meeting with leaders of the Palestinian liberation organization (PLO) in Cairo. Resheq refuted, in a press statement to the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper on Monday, news reports claiming that the meeting failed […]

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Fateh-Hamas Meeting To Be Held Wednesday

Monday January 14, 2013 14:04 by IMEMC & Agencies Representatives of the Fateh and Hamas movements will be holding a meeting this coming Wednesday in Cairo, Azzam Al-Ahmad, member of the Fateh Central Committee reported. The Maan News Agency reported that the small-scale meeting will be held to discuss the means to implement the Palestinian […]

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Barhoum: reconciliation deal ensures security services not linked to occupation

[ PIC 14/01/2013 – 05:59 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Fawzi Barhoum, the spokesman for Hamas movement, said that any obstacles that would disrupt the reconciliation process have been raised and discussed at the dialogue table. Barhoum said in a statement to PIC on Monday: “The security file was developed in the agreement of the 17th […]

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