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Assad congratulates Hamas on 'victory' over IDF in Gaza
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Hamas, Gaza, IDF, Israel News

Syrian President Basher Assad met with Hamas leader Khaled Meshal Saturday morning, where he congratulated him for the "victory achieved by the Palestinian resistance in Gaza", the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Saturday.

According to the article, Assad told Meshal, currently in exile in Damascus, that the Palestinian peoples' response to Israel Defense Forces operation "Cast Lead" was evidence of their "commitment to their inalienable rights to their land and homes, and of their deep faith in their ultimate victory over occupation and aggression."

During the three-week offensive in the Gaza Strip, over 1,300 Palestinians are reported to have been killed. Thirteen Israelis were killed, 10 of them soldiers.
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The article says that members of the Hamas delegation who met with Assad thanked the Syrian people for their "support of the Palestinian people's steadfastness in Gaza during and after the aggression."

The delegation reportedly told Syrian officials that Syria is the first stop in a tour of countries in the Middle East in order to "express their gratitude to them for standing by the Palestinian people during the aggression."

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      1.   Two expert leaders watched the events with a beer, 00:14  |  Israeli citizen 01/01/09
      2.   Hamas "victory" 00:27  |  Avraham 01/01/09
      3.   Assad 00:36  |  Steve 01/01/09
      4.   Assad congratulates Hamas on victory. 00:50  |  John 01/01/09
      5.   Just Another Case of "The Blind Leading The Blind"! 00:52  |  Alex 01/01/09
      6.   May Israel continue to grant Hamas such victories... 00:54  |  flyingdoc57 01/01/09
      7.   Saving Arab Pride At The Expense of Spending Stupidity 00:54  |  Lavi 01/01/09
      8.   Mutually delusional 00:57  |  alan the real one 01/01/09
      9.   The Prince 00:58  |  Frank 01/01/09
      10.   Get Your Story Straight! 00:58  |  Zach 01/01/09
      11.   Assad may be right. Time will tell 00:59  |  Natallie Durson 01/01/09
      12.   What Is Assad Smoking? 00:00  |  Mark 01/01/09
      13.   #2 Avraham 00:02  |  Michael 01/01/09
      14.   a great victory 00:04  |  yossi 01/01/09
      15.   Its Always Amazing How Low The Bar For Excellent Is For Arabs 00:11  |  The Warrior 01/01/09
      16.   "Survival is Revenge and Victory" 00:16  |  Joseph L. 01/01/09
      17.   Victory? 00:18  |  Mark 01/01/09
      18.   Assad`s Victory Poem 00:20  |  Brad 01/01/09
      19.   Mashal 00:22  |  Ron 01/01/09
      20.   Winners and losers 00:24  |  Giora 01/01/09
      21.   Victory 00:32  |  Danny 01/01/09
      22.   Assid victory 00:44  |  Samk 01/01/09
      23.   Thru Syria , Iran is laughing on the back of Arab League blood 00:52  |  Joseph.E 01/01/09
      24.   Zionist experts:only time will tell! 00:09  |  Wise Syrian 01/01/09
      25.   BIZARE 00:14  |  siem 01/01/09
      26.   history repeating itself 00:23  |  Arie 01/01/09
      27.   ohh yess.. great victory 00:29  |  Swiss 01/01/09
      28.   Syria also won in 1967 00:33  |  and 1973 01/01/09
      29.   I hope Hamas always has such great victories. 00:35  |  Alan SA 01/01/09
      30.   When it comes to "VICTORIES" Assad is easy to please 00:36  |  Alan SA 01/01/09
      31.   Split-personality syndrom is rampant 00:41  |  in the Arab world 01/01/09
      32.   RIDICULOUS STATMENT 00:41  |  GUETTO SURVIVOR 01/01/09
      33.   Right, Ms Durson: Rocky, etc, in the movies. You have got it 00:42  |  Israeli citizen 01/01/09
      34.   Congratulations, Bashir Assad, 00:54  |  Jeff Northridge 01/01/09
      35.   Natallie Durson, Israel wanted no more rockets. Israel won. 00:00  |  Lasting peace 01/01/09
      36.   Hamas won = Pals lost 00:12  |  huh 01/01/09
      37.   if this is victory what would be a defeat? 00:16  |  bukhdeir 01/01/09
      38.   The Arab World can`t stand defeat.... 00:38  |  Maria 01/01/09
      39.   If Israeli won .... 00:46  |  flimflam 01/01/09
      40.   FAIL 00:52  |  Assad=failure 01/01/09
      41.   Assad Says Bravo to HAMAS 00:05  |  Palestinian Refugee 01/01/09
      42.   How can Arabs ever know what victory is? 00:18  |  DR 01/01/09
      43.   Congratulations to Hamas/Hezbollah for landing on Mars! 00:21  |  Murray of Montreal 01/01/09
      44.   Assad introduces himself to the new American president 00:27  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 01/01/09
      45.   #11 Natalie Durson 00:30  |  H 01/01/09
      46.   #11 Natallie Durson and rocky facts 00:42  |  Urani Diot 01/01/09
      47.   Shmoke Assad congratulate Hamas 00:47  |  Israel supporter 01/01/09
      48.   Imagine if they Lost! 00:52  |  Baruch Gold 01/01/09
      49.   Assad, who says wants peace with Israel, congratulates Hamas. 00:52  |  Fortuna Benmayor 01/01/09
      50.   Israel Is Like Rocky Hamas Is Clubber Lang 00:59  |  Baruch Gold 01/01/09
      51.   When is Assad.... 00:02  |  R 01/01/09
      52.   To no. 42 DR 00:03  |  Yaz 01/01/09
      53.   very intelligent guy, but will never the Golan back 00:45  |  teacher 01/01/09
      54.   this ophtalmologist has bad eyes 00:46  |  herbert 01/01/09
      55.   to the warrior "nobel prices" 00:56  |  moody 01/01/09
      56.   From Me too 00:32  |  Congratulations HAMA 01/01/09
      57.   The Best Standup Comedy in Town 00:40  |  Gil 01/01/09
      58.   with leaders like olmert,barak,is it a wonder that israel lost 00:55  |  chaim 01/01/09
      59.   Assad and Meshal 00:11  |  Omar 01/01/09
      60.   No Golan for Assad 00:32  |  Joseph 01/01/09
      61.   Father knew best 00:34  |  Nadia 01/01/09
      62.   Haaretz editors sent Hamas the same congratulations message. 00:14  |  AIG 01/01/09
      63.   Assad is so correct! 00:47  |  Silvienne 01/01/09
      64.   logic talking its a victory 00:12  |  george 01/01/09
      65.   Warrior 15: Only World Opinion Stopped Israel from... 00:02  |  Reader 01/01/09
      66.   Assad 00:00  |  N Michael Ross 01/01/09
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      68.   I talked to Idf soldier 00:24  |  Norm Demsky 01/01/09
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      70.   Natallie Durson 00:17  |  Daniela 01/01/09
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