[pnews-news] No Cooperation with Israel

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Hamas: No More Arrests or Security Cooperation with Israel
IsraelNationalNews.com -  April 3, 2006 / 5 Nisan 5766

A Hamas Authority minister told the French AFP news agency that Hamas will 
no longer cooperate with Israel on security matters or arrest terrorists. 
Analysts: An ! open invitation for all terrorists.

Sa'id Siyam, the Palestinian Authority's interior minister, essentially 
closed the door on one of the critical aspects of the Oslo Accords - the 
very agreement that created the Palestinian Authority in 1993.

Responsible for the Palestinian Authority's military organs in the 
framework of his position, Siyam told AFP that the cooperation with Israel 
that Fatah implemented is no longer acceptable to the new Hamas 
government, and that Hamas will no longer arrest terrorists.

"This is essentially an open invitation to find safe refuge within the 
Palestinian Authority," writes Arab affairs-analyst Dalit HaLevy.

Siyam said that Hamas would no longer exchange security information with 
Israel, nor make arrests based on Israeli intelligence. Even Al-Qaeda 
terrorists are now officially welcome into PA-controlled areas, HaLevy 
explains.

As Hamas becomes a terrorist state and repudiates the agreeme! nts 
previously signed with Israel, Army Radio reports that France has been 
holding low-level talks with Hamas over the past few weeks, and that 
concern is growing that India, Japan and China will soon publicly 
recognize the terrorist organization. The United States, on the other 
hand, continues to reiterate its refusal to recognize the terrorist 
organization it outlawed several years ago. The European Union has also 
outlawed Hamas, and Canada recently cut off funding to the PA.

Siyam said that Hamas would not hurt its own interests by refusing to talk 
with Israel on non-security matters. "We will continue to have contacts on 
daily matters such as health, agriculture and commerce," he said.

Siyam's belligerent statement was moderate in comparison with statements 
he made upon taking office last week. He said then that not only would he 
not order the arrest of terrorists who attacked Israel, but that Hamas 
would try to coordinate all military activity against Israel.! He even 
appointed an Al-Aksa Brigades terrorist commander, Abu Hilal, as his 
ministry's spokesman.


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