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Hamas leader: No truce unless Israel eases Gaza restrictions
By Bloomberg News
Tags: Gaza cease-fire, Israel News 

Hamas leader in Gaza Mahmoud Zahar said Tuesday that the six-month Gaza truce with Israel would not be renewed unless Israel lets more food, fuel and other goods into the Gaza Strip.

"Until Friday, we're still committed, but after that, no one can tell," Zahar said in an interview with Bloomberg News at his Gaza home, referring to the truce's December 19 expiration.

"The general mood of all the Palestinian factions is negative."
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Zahar also demanded that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who heads the rival Fatah movement, step down when his four-year term expires next month, but added that he doesn't expect him to do so.

"He will be sitting on his chair in Ramallah, but he will not be legal," Zahar said.

Zahar also said he isn't expecting U.S. policy to change under President-elect Barack Obama. "He is 100 percent pro- Israeli and his positions are unacceptable," Zahar said.

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  1.   We must ease the gaza restrictions once and for all 16:29  |  Northern 17/12/08
  2.   Hamas Charter 100% Psychopathic 16:34  |  Yosemite 17/12/08
  3.   Mahmoud Zahar`s comments. 16:41  |  David Nigel Braham 17/12/08
  4.   an interview with Abbas in Asharq Alawsat 17:01  |  Chris 17/12/08
  5.   #3 17:17  |  jo 17/12/08
  6.   #1 - We must stop harassing Israel once and for all 17:17  |  Jon 17/12/08
  7.   Tail wagging the dog 17:53  |  Angel 17/12/08
  8.   Hamas considers Olmert to be a joke 17:56  |  Motke 17/12/08
  9.   Who`s the boss 17:58  |  Carmen 17/12/08
  10.   Doing what`s right 18:25  |  utagawa 17/12/08
  11.   Despite 100MILLION NIS to Gaza+100 TRUCKS, 33Qassams in December 18:28  |  Arthur 17/12/08
  12.   israel has an obligation to ease the restrictions 18:47  |  Arie 17/12/08
  13.   NO SUPPLIES UNLESS HAMAS STOPS MISSILE 18:49  |  Alka Seltzer 17/12/08
  14.   why does it have to be fear? 19:23  |  mia 17/12/08
  15.   Wrong perspective 20:25  |  ScotGuy 17/12/08
  16.   As Israel put the Gazans in. Israel will have to take them out 21:07  |  Diagnostic 17/12/08
  17.   #15 The real wrong Perspective 22:26  |  bea 17/12/08
  18.   #16 Diagnostic 22:35  |  Boycott 17/12/08
  19.   BOYCOTT UNTIL OCCUPATION ENDS 23:44  |  Lucio 17/12/08
  20.   Just sounds like another terrorist threat 23:58  |  harvey 17/12/08
  21.   power 01:04  |  shimon 18/12/08
  22.   It couldn`t last forever... 03:36  |  BBSNews 18/12/08
  23.   What on earth dose Hamas think it will achieve? 04:02  |  David G 18/12/08
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