Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Haniyeh offers a 20 year ceasefire for a state


Palestinian PM, Ismail Haniyeh of the Hamas, offers Israel a 20 years Houdna (ceasefire) if Israel will retreat to the 1967 borders and allow a Palestinian state to be established there.

Haniyeh spoke on Palestinian television after a few days of severe conflict between Hamas and Fatah.

Haniyeh rejected Abu Mazen's decision to call for early elections and said that Abu Mazen contributes to the isolation of the Palestinian government. Haniyeh declared that he returned from his diplomatic tour and managed to secure 700 million dollars for the Palestinians.

Haniyeh called for inner unity against the Israeli occupation and an end to internal conflict.

In today's fighting between Hamas and Fatah dozens were injured and at least 5 were killed.
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