Fayad says Palestinians have the right to resist Israel - Haaretz

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Fayad says Palestinians have the right to resist Israel

By Reuters

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayad said Monday that Palestinians have a legitimate right to resist Israel, even if the phrase does not appear in his government's new platform.

"We are certainly an occupied people and resistance is a legitimate right for the Palestinian people as an occupied people," Fayad told reporters in Cairo, where he is leading the Palestinian delegation to an Arab League meeting on Monday.

Palestinian officials confirmed on Friday that the platform of the new government omits the phrases "armed struggle" and "resistance" against Israel.

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This was a change from the platforms of the previous two Palestinian governments led by Hamas, which has rebuffed U.S. and European demands that it recognize Israel and renounce violence.

But Fayad suggested that resistance would not always be the same as armed struggle.

He said: "What is the essence of resistance fundamentally, especially in light of the nature of the existing occupation?

"Does it not begin by exerting every possible effort to ... reinforce the steadfastness of the Palestinian citizen on his land? This is the program of the government."

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1.	Damage control! The quisling is also running scared,because some	14:45	\|	lakshmi	30/07/07

2.	Fayad seeks legitimacy	14:48	\|	Natallie Durson	30/07/07

3.	ABANDON HOPE ALL WHO ENTER HERE	14:52	\|	Ian	30/07/07

4.	Fayad`s resistance against Israel	14:59	\|	Brod	30/07/07

5.	This expression of Fayad is precisely the reason why Israel must	15:19	\|	Avihu	30/07/07

6.	I went to Hebron yesterday	15:30	\|	Don Camillo	30/07/07

7.	Israel has every right to resist right back	15:40	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	30/07/07

8.	Fayad	15:42	\|	Stephen	30/07/07

9.	STOP PLAYING GAMES:RETAKE W.BANK,GAZA,DESTROY RESISTANCE,EVACUATE	15:45	\|	VOICE of MOSHIACH)))	30/07/07

10.	Some, yes, Don Camilo, most would not #6	15:50	\|	Yaakov Sullivan	30/07/07

11.	OBVIOUS	15:59	\|	Leonardo	30/07/07

12.	THKS DON CAMILLO	16:08	\|	François	30/07/07

13.	Leonardo @ 11	16:14	\|	ChanahS	30/07/07

14.	Who In Their Right Mind?	16:27	\|	Yaakov Sullivan	30/07/07

15.	Right to resist?	16:32	\|	Sam	30/07/07

16.	yes. the occupied resists. also negotiates.	16:37	\|	bashar	30/07/07

17.	Western wannabe Hamas resisters natter on	16:41	\|	Paul Freedman	30/07/07

18.	#14: Israel does not occupy Gaza	16:44	\|	Paul Freedman	30/07/07

19.	Why should anyone believe the Palestinian leadership?	16:52	\|	Akiva	30/07/07

20.	Sam from Tennessee!	17:05	\|	G of New York	30/07/07

21.	#18	17:06	\|	Shana	30/07/07

22.	Fayad organized the Karine Arms to Kill Israelis Ship	17:13	\|	Mike	30/07/07

23.	in other words: Violence is "NATURAL" to Palestinians	17:33	\|	Dr. Dave	30/07/07

24.	Paul Freedman - Come on!	17:33	\|	realist	30/07/07

25.	18Paul Freedman,israel controls land,air and port,and unless you	17:35	\|	lakshmi	30/07/07

26.	Its Called Palestine by the way not Israel	17:46	\|	Hadi	30/07/07

27.	Yaakov #14	17:50	\|	Avi Yerushalmi	30/07/07

28.	Mike and Fayad`s past	18:01	\|	Angela	30/07/07

29.	Avi Yerushalmi and the merits of Swiss Cheese #27	18:05	\|	Yaakov Sullivan	30/07/07

30.	To Dr Dave	18:05	\|	Lenoardo	30/07/07

31.	Yes, Paul Freedman, Israel does occupy Gaza	18:10	\|	Tarek	30/07/07

32.	#15 Sam	18:20	\|	Labhras	30/07/07

33.	#17 Paul Freedman	18:22	\|	Boycott	30/07/07

34.	Leonardo (I presume that`s what you meant)	18:25	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv.	30/07/07

35.	WTF is "resistance"?	18:34	\|	Eli	30/07/07

36.	Paul Freeman/Boycott	18:42	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	30/07/07

37.	#6 I wish I could verify your claim, unfortunately	18:43	\|	Gili	30/07/07

38.	Eli, you seem to forget... #35	18:44	\|	Yaakov Sullivan	30/07/07

39.	Don des Camilles	18:52	\|	Albert Seligman	30/07/07

40.	#20 "Culture of victimhood"	18:53	\|	17	30/07/07

41.	17 seems to be confused #40	19:03	\|	Yaakov Sullivan	30/07/07

42.	Mr. Seligman, your two statements of fact are nothing of the kind	19:06	\|	Yaakov Sullivan	30/07/07

43.	Fayad`s statement.	19:12	\|	David Nigel Braham	30/07/07

44.	hey olmert,send them some more weapons	19:14	\|	chaim schonbrun	30/07/07

45.	Jack-Off Sullivan	19:15	\|	Albert Seligman	30/07/07

46.	PA Resistance	19:16	\|	Dwido	30/07/07

47.	Sullivan	19:21	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	30/07/07

48.	# 5 Aviihu - a Question for you	19:22	\|	Janice	30/07/07

49.	# 6 Don Camillo	19:27	\|	Janice	30/07/07

50.	to maggie	19:29	\|	leonardo	30/07/07

51.	#41	19:29	\|	17	30/07/07

52.	thank you tarek	19:30	\|	leonardo	30/07/07

53.	Sam 15	19:31	\|	realism	30/07/07

54.	# 13 Chanah S	19:31	\|	Janice	30/07/07

55.	WE RESISTED TOO, SO WE CAN`T CRITICIZE OUR PALESTINIAN BRETHREN	19:32	\|	VOICE of MOSHIACH)))	30/07/07

56.	43 David you are correct.....	19:33	\|	alan	30/07/07

57.	Mr. Seligman on Arrogance #45	19:38	\|	Yaakov Sullivan	30/07/07

58.	# A reality check for Albert Seligman	19:39	\|	Janice	30/07/07

59.	Why do you, Y.Sullivan, hate Jews so much?	19:39	\|	Dai	30/07/07

60.	Sullivan about Jewish underground (פעם שניה	19:50	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	30/07/07

61.	#26 Hadi WHO SUPORTS PALISTINE	19:54	\|	TOBIA	30/07/07

62.	Hebron to #6	19:55	\|	Dwido	30/07/07

63.	Palestinians Need To Behave Like Anyone Else	19:58	\|	Yosemite	30/07/07

64.	32Labhras,a piece from jerusalem in an australian paper gave	20:03	\|	lakshmi	30/07/07

65.	3 cheers for Margie (Post #36)	20:05	\|	Brett	30/07/07

66.	Fayad	20:18	\|	Israel Letzter	30/07/07

67.	Leonardo	21:25	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	30/07/07

68.	#66, Israel Letzter: Pls exact haaretz date and quote!	21:32	\|	J.M.Jordan	30/07/07

69.	Jerk-off Sullivan	21:36	\|	Albert Seligman	30/07/07

70.	Reality readdressed for Janice	21:48	\|	Albert Seligman	30/07/07

71.	39 Albertus Seeligmensch	22:03	\|	Don Camillo	30/07/07

72.	62 Dwido - I`m glad you enjoy Guaresci too.	22:09	\|	Don Camillo	30/07/07

73.	# 70 Albert Seligman	22:35	\|	Janice	30/07/07

74.	right to resist	22:45	\|	Axel	30/07/07

75.	FOR EVERYONE in response to #61	23:37	\|	Hadi	30/07/07

76.	To ChanahS	01:20	\|	John	31/07/07

77.	Margie	13:05	\|	Leonardo	31/07/07

78.	pals and violence	15:58	\|	zafars	31/07/07