Thursday, January 31

PRC leader urges Hamas and Fatah to unite



Gaza – Ma'an – A leader in the
Popular Resistance Committees,
Abu As-Sa'id, called on rival Palestinian
factions Fatah and Hamas to respond
to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's
call for resumption of talks aimed at
restoring Palestinian unity.

Abu As-Sa'd said in a statement that it is time the Palestinian rivals
resumed dialogue and restored unity. He added, "Palestinian unity
is an urgent need to maintain the inalienable Palestinian rights,
and so, the Egyptian president's call for resuming dialogue
must not be missed."

As for the Rafah crossing, Abu As-Sa'id affirmed that
new arrangements have become necessary, and the
crossing should be under Egyptian and Palestinian
control, without foreign intervention that infringes on
Palestinian-Egyptian sovereignty.

Hamas and Fatah leaders are in Egypt this week for separate
talks with Egyptian officials on the subject of the breached
Rafah border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.

Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip last June, expelling
Fatah-affiliated security forces. Since then, Gaza has
been until Hamas control, and the West Bank under the
Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority.

A radical Palestinian faction that advocates armed
struggle, the Popular Resistance Committees were
originally formed during the second Palestinian Intifada by
members of numerous factions.
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