Ranteesi: Dialogue not to endorse hudna

Ranteesi: Dialogue not to endorse hudna
Nov 27, 2003, 12:58


Gaza - Dr. Abdul Aziz Ranteesi, one of the prominent Hamas Movement leaders
in the Gaza Strip, has affirmed that the inter-Palestinian dialogue
scheduled to open in the Egyptian capital early December would not endorse
hudna with the Zionist enemy.

Ranteesi, who was delivering the Eidul Fitr Khutba (sermon) on Tuesday
before around 10,000 Palestinians in the Sabra suburb in Gaza city, said
that the dialogue would study past experiences including Oslo, roadmap and
Switzerland document.

"We agreed to attend the dialogue on the basis of preserving the Palestinian
people's rights and resisting occupation," he clarified, regretting that the
USA and "Israel" were the ones to ask the Palestinian Authority to hold such
a dialogue for the sake of ending the intifada and resistance.

He said that his Movement would attend the dialogue nonetheless to preserve
Palestinian rights, opining that all past dialogues had ended up in failure.

The Hamas leader affirmed that defeat was the final destiny for the Hebrew
state.

Ranteesi affirmed conviction that victory was nigh and pointed to Zionist
attempts to assassinate numerous Hamas leaders including himself but Allah
foiled them.

He accused the PA of freezing assets of charitable societies in a bid to
wipe out the Palestinian people's steadfastness and to implement the
Switzerland document that relinquished Palestinian rights.

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