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25 April 2009 DAMASCUS, (PIC)-- Khaled Mishaal,
the head of the Hamas political bureau, told Wednesday
evening a number of members of the British House of
Commons through video conferencing that the only door
to peace in the Middle East is to end the Israeli
occupation and enable the Palestinian people to
exercise their right to self-determination.
Mishaal told the audience that the resistance is a
means and not a goal, saying that if Hamas found a way
other than the resistance to end the occupation, it
would use it.
He added that Hamas is a national liberation
movement seeking to dispose of the occupation and
enable the Palestinian people to restore their freedom
and legitimate rights.
The political leader of Hamas underlined that the
Israeli occupation would not be able to defeat the
Palestinians despite its possession of massive
military force, noting that Israel tried many times to
settle the fight militarily, but it failed.
Mishaal noted that Europe is an important player in
the region and has experience not owned by others,
stressing that his Movement expects a positive role
from the Europeans towards the Palestinian cause.
The video conferencing encountered technical
problems that prevented Mishaal from communicating
properly with the British lawmakers.
The televised meeting with Mishaal was organized by
British MP Clare Short, a former minister in Tony
Blair's labor government. |
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