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Jailed Fatah leader Barghouti slams Hamas for 'bloody coup'
By The Associated Press

Imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti harshly criticized Hamas for what he called a bloody coup with its takeover of Gaza in remarks released Monday, urging the Islamic group to accept early elections to settle internal Palestinian differences.

Barghouti said in written answers to questions passed on to him by his lawyer that Hamas is the only exception to a national consensus on holding early elections. The answers were given to The Associated Press early Monday.

Barghouti, serving five consecutive life terms for murder in an Israeli prison, is a leading potential successor to Chariman Mahmoud Abbas, who is seeking Barghouti's release in a prisoners exchange with Israel.

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"The bloody coup by Hamas has clearly destroyed the bridges between Hamas and Fatah," he wrote.

"The ball is in the court of Hamas. It hasn't initiated anything and is monopolizing rule in the strip, using force, he wrote. It is clear that the road for dialogue is closed."

"The military coup carried out by Hamas dealt a big blow to the nascent democratic experience, he said. We should head toward presidential and parliamentary elections at the same time. This should be done as a way out of the current crisis. Hamas should approve these elections."

On Sunday Abbas changed the Palestinian electoral system to boost Fatah, but aides admitted he could not call an election with Hamas in control of Gaza.

But Barghouti also warned if Fatah doesn't hold internal elections and carry out internal reforms, elections could endanger the group's role in the territories.
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  2.   why isnt this terrorists in solidary?? 02:12  |  vik 03/09/07
  3.   israel will now release him! 02:19  |  lakshmi 03/09/07
  4.   # 2 vik 03:46  |  Lynn 03/09/07
  5.   Lakshmi 03:47  |  Connie 03/09/07
  6.   lakshmi - Is Charlie Manson also on your list? 04:04  |  Shafrir 03/09/07
  7.   6Shafrir,the 400 plus Palestinian children who are presently 04:32  |  lakshmi 03/09/07
  8.   This will not win Barghouti release 05:02  |  Mark Lincoln 03/09/07
  9.   5Connie,don`t you recognise sarcasm! 05:05  |  lakshmi 03/09/07
  10.   Lakshmi 05:46  |  Lynn 03/09/07
  11.   Innocents get shot , the guilty ones deliver statements 06:22  |  paulo2006 03/09/07
  12.   #3 Lakshmi 06:54  |  * BEN JABO 03/09/07
  13.   #7 Lakshmi 06:57  |  * BEN JABO 03/09/07
  14.   lakshmi 07:10  |  Connie 03/09/07
  15.   blood on hands 07:17  |  Kevin Bouck 03/09/07
  16.   Earth to Barghouti 07:26  |  Natallie Durson 03/09/07
  17.   Fair and practical plan to sort out Hamas and end the occupation: 08:47  |  Uzi 03/09/07
  18.   To Natallie 08:53  |  RO 03/09/07
  19.   BARGHOUTTI Not upset over the gallons of civillian Israeli blood. 08:56  |  PETER SM 03/09/07
  20.   the problem is Jewish terror, Jewish racism and Jewish 08:59  |  Human being 03/09/07
  21.   ridicilous 08:59  |  rose 03/09/07
  22.   A Murderer Running for office from prison 09:05  |  enrique 03/09/07
  23.   Marwan Barghouti 09:05  |  Clickfool 03/09/07
  24.   What a laugh - Clickfool, Natalie and Lakshmi 09:43  |  WWACD 03/09/07
  25.   20Human Being,truly said,check my post 7 10:01  |  lakshmi 03/09/07
  26.   #23clkko and erstwhile comment on the "biter got bit" 10:28  |  victor hardman 03/09/07
  27.   Rare events and guilt... 10:29  |  Giles Martin 03/09/07
  28.   "HUMAN being"The Problem is Islamofascist need to rule everywhere 10:36  |  PETER SM 03/09/07
  29.   HAMAS HAS LEGITIMACY. FATAH DOESNT 10:44  |  indrajaya 03/09/07
  30.   LAKSHMI 1."Red cross infitrated by zionists" 2."Shalit captured - 10:45  |  PETER SM 03/09/07
  31.   Kingdom of Jordan 10:46  |  Gregor 03/09/07
  32.   CFOOL.You have a"lot of time for Barghoutti" but of course he has 10:51  |  PETER SM 03/09/07
  33.   Note the last sentence of this report 10:53  |  raymond deane 03/09/07
  34.   Barghouthi seeks "certificate of good conduct" from Israel 11:10  |  KA 03/09/07
  35.   #1 Brant trying he`s best not to get it 11:19  |  WWACD 03/09/07
  36.   Currying favour 11:54  |  Jasmine Murphy 03/09/07
  37.   People who call themselves `human being` 11:55  |  Jasmine Murphy 03/09/07
  38.   Rose 11:59  |  Jasmine Murphy 03/09/07
  39.   Post 20 sent by Danny Rubenstein ? 1st try 12:15  |  Alberto Cohen 03/09/07
  40.   Post 20 sent by Danny Rubenstein ? 2nd try 12:15  |  Alberto Cohen 03/09/07
  41.   Marwan Barghouti freed may be better for Israel 12:20  |  Dagma 03/09/07
  42.   to jasmine murphy 12:39  |  rose 03/09/07
  43.   Durson, Lakshmi and Clickfool 12:42  |  WWACD 03/09/07
  44.   #29raymonde on the ball for once ?? 12:45  |  victor hardman 03/09/07
  45.   Bargouthi was delivered by Arafat and his gang in the first place 12:51  |  El-Birawi 03/09/07
  46.   Indrajaya and the language of civilization 12:54  |  WWACD 03/09/07
  47.   Victory... 12:54  |  Giles Martin 03/09/07
  48.   "HUMANBEING"how many people killed TODAY by"Sons of the Prophet"? 13:06  |  PETERSM 03/09/07
  49.   Jasmine & murderers in politics 13:09  |  Mr. T 03/09/07
  50.   #45 a question el birawi?where do you vote for your leader? 13:34  |  victor hardman 03/09/07
  51.   # 6 Lakshmi 13:43  |  17 03/09/07
  52.   Real Reform, forget Barghoutti 13:46  |  FOX 03/09/07
  53.   Mr T 13:46  |  Jasmine Murphy 03/09/07
  54.   rose and statistics 13:54  |  ChanahS 03/09/07
  55.   #29 Indy, the answer is: You Are! 13:55  |  FOX 03/09/07
  56.   # 43 WWACD- Durson, Lakshmi and Clickfool 13:58  |  17 03/09/07
  57.   Lakshmi and sexual abuse 7 13:59  |  ChanahS 03/09/07
  58.   El-Birawi #45 you`re negotiating stance 14:05  |  FOX 03/09/07
  59.   57Chanah s,since yesterday I have posted sources and they are not 14:36  |  lakshmi 03/09/07
  60.   17 and antisemites 14:38  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 03/09/07
  61.   Reality check for WWACD # 24 14:39  |  Clickfool 03/09/07
  62.   El-Birawi 14:41  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 03/09/07
  63.   For Victor Hardman of Boxlotto fame # 26 14:41  |  Clickfool 03/09/07
  64.   For Peter SM # 32 14:44  |  Clickfool 03/09/07
  65.   #61 Clickfool finally says something smart 14:55  |  WWACD 03/09/07
  66.   For Margie in Tel Aviv # 60 14:55  |  Clickfool 03/09/07
  67.   #31 WWCAD:My Reply 15:05  |  Brant 03/09/07
  68.   #63clikky and justice for whom ?? 15:07  |  victor hardman 03/09/07
  69.   # 55, FOX 15:14  |  indrajaya 03/09/07
  70.   Prisoners List 15:21  |  Mary 03/09/07
  71.   Brant. I recant 15:23  |  WWACD 03/09/07
  72.   # 17 Uzi 15:36  |  Mary 03/09/07
  73.   CFOOL No real proof for you in a public trial?Which part? 15:40  |  PETER SM 03/09/07
  74.   Bravo, Marwan Barghouti! 15:43  |  J.M.Jordan 03/09/07
  75.   CFOOL.give YOUR evidence,in law,that there was no evidence. 16:06  |  PETER SM 03/09/07
  76.   45El Birawi,while Palestinians in the diaspora are interested 16:17  |  lakshmi 03/09/07
  77.   And what has Barghouti done if not bloody coup when he, together 16:18  |  Dani Harel 03/09/07
  78.   Peter SM and the diabolical ways of the Jew are strangers 16:30  |  WWACD 03/09/07
  79.   WWCAD: Not Offended and Thanks 16:31  |  Brant 03/09/07
  80.   HAMAS have showed how they treat Fatah "brothers" 16:31  |  PETER SM 03/09/07
  81.   Self-serving piety, but look at the end of sermon 16:32  |  Tosefta 03/09/07
  82.   Better free Barghouti NOW 16:35  |  Tosefta 03/09/07
  83.   Murderer running for office??? 16:36  |  John 03/09/07
  84.   J.M. JORDAN IN GERMANY 16:37  |  Brant 03/09/07
  85.   # 17 Lakshmi , not interested in children any more? 16:40  |  17 03/09/07
  86.   The torture by Israel of Marwan Bargouti 16:50  |  Clickfool 03/09/07
  87.   WWCD.FOOL is a motor mouth.with empty insults 16:51  |  PETER SM 03/09/07
  88.   The torture of Marwan Barghouti (continued) 16:53  |  Clickfool 03/09/07
  89.   to chanaS 16:53  |  rose 03/09/07
  90.   # 66 C/Fool - "After all, everyone hates Jews,.. 16:56  |  17 03/09/07
  91.   Barghouti, et al 16:56  |  Mark 03/09/07
  92.   Marwan "The Procrastinator" Barghouti 16:57  |  Jeff Northridge 03/09/07
  93.   Fox, now we are not "youall" 16:59  |  El-Birawi 03/09/07
  94.   CFOOL "He was reportedly" "allegedly used " Great evidence!! 17:03  |  PETER SM 03/09/07
  95.   WELL, CLICKFOOL, AT LEAST MR. BARGHOUTI 17:06  |  Brant 03/09/07
  96.   Lakshmi, present leadership did not live under occupation 17:07  |  El-Birawi 03/09/07
  97.   #86 -Clickfool. Depends on your definition of torture. 17:17  |  WWACD 03/09/07
  98.   Margie of SA and founder of SS 17:21  |  GABE1 03/09/07
  99.   # 86, CLICKFOOL 17:23  |  indrajaya 03/09/07
  100.   #86 Clickfool 17:33  |  * BEN JABO 03/09/07
  101.   8517.I replied to you on the topic yesterday itself but if you 17:38  |  lakshmi 03/09/07
  102.   Crimes of Marwan Barghouti 17:39  |  * BEN JABO 03/09/07
  103.   #59 Lakshmi - Marwan Barghouti 17:47  |  * BEN JABO 03/09/07
  104.   They are killing each other 18:17  |  Dr David I. Gross 03/09/07
  105.   El Birawi 18:28  |  Taly 03/09/07
  106.   Release Barghouti in 25 years to become 1st pres of Palestine 18:39  |  Voice of Reason 03/09/07
  107.   Re 8 Always an ulterior motive 18:43  |  Alan the real one 03/09/07
  108.   El Birawi, y`all 18:49  |  FOX 03/09/07
  109.   #106 Voice of reason 18:50  |  * BEN JABO 03/09/07
  110.   #81 Tossi-fetta, the joke continues 18:56  |  FOX 03/09/07
  111.   For WWACD # 97 18:58  |  Clickfool 03/09/07
  112.   re 29 Gee indrajaya 18:59  |  Alan the real one 03/09/07
  113.   Re 65 and what proof click 19:05  |  Alan the real one 03/09/07
  114.   For Ben Jabo # 100 19:10  |  Clickfool 03/09/07
  115.   96El Birawi,I am in complete agreement about the power of 19:17  |  lakshmi 03/09/07
  116.   Tosefta # 82 What`s The Rush? 19:25  |  Jeff Northridge 03/09/07
  117.   Rabid Fox on the loose #110 19:25  |  Tosefta 03/09/07
  118.   Protocal of Zion is anti-semitic and a fraud 19:32  |  El-Birawi 03/09/07
  119.   On Negotiations, Part 1 19:40  |  El-Birawi 03/09/07
  120.   What an arrogant Tosefta 19:42  |  Observer 03/09/07
  121.   Who cares what this islamobutcher says? 19:45  |  KillBarghoutiNow 03/09/07
  122.   # 111 Clicky...heard "old chap" several times and from royals. 19:45  |  The Equalizer 03/09/07
  123.   On Negotiations, Part 2 20:18  |  El-Birawi 03/09/07
  124.   #119 El-Birawi 20:27  |  Taly 03/09/07
  125.   On negotiations - El Birawi 20:37  |  Taly 03/09/07
  126.   On Negotiations, Part 3 20:43  |  El-Birawi 03/09/07
  127.   On Negotiations, Part 4 20:51  |  El-Birawi 03/09/07
  128.   On Negotiations, Part 5 20:59  |  El-Birawi 03/09/07
  129.   Taly. It is the Germany that killed 6 million Jews 21:08  |  El-Birawi 03/09/07
  130.   Hamas simply unfit to lead 21:18  |  El-Birawi 03/09/07
  131.   El-Birawi 21:36  |  evelyn-the christian 03/09/07
  132.   El- Birawi 21:40  |  17 03/09/07
  133.   Sorry Birawi 21:49  |  FOX 03/09/07
  134.   The Man in Bira 22:03  |  what happens in war? 03/09/07
  135.   Evelyn #131 wrong hunny 22:06  |  Palestinian Prince 03/09/07
  136.   El-Birawi # various posts I Like My Plan Better 22:17  |  Jeff Northridge 03/09/07
  137.   El Birawi on negotiations, last part 22:24  |  Taly 03/09/07
  138.   Fox about Tosefta 22:38  |  Wolf 03/09/07
  139.   #131 not a chance in a million el birawi 22:45  |  victor hardman 03/09/07
  140.   # 133 Fox -- Tell me when the TV explodes on you. 22:49  |  Mohamed Malleck 03/09/07
  141.   El-Birawi # 128 Just Stay On Your Side Of The Fence 22:51  |  Jeff Northridge 03/09/07
  142.   128 el-birawi 22:52  |  glen 03/09/07
  143.   Lakshmi and Palestinian leaders 76 23:02  |  ChanahS 03/09/07
  144.   Rose 89 don`t be silly 23:13  |  ChanahS 03/09/07
  145.   Attempt to Reply to El B. part 1 23:20  |  FOX 03/09/07
  146.   FOOL "ALLAGEDLY" "reportedly" thats your final evidence?? 23:21  |  PETER.SM 03/09/07
  147.   Peres & Olmert allready want to release this terrorist 23:21  |  zionist forever 03/09/07
  148.   119 El Birawi,good luck! Saw the posts after you! My own 23:23  |  lakshmi 03/09/07
  149.   Hey Wolf #134 googling understanding 23:25  |  FOX 03/09/07
  150.   Mohammed #136 23:29  |  FOX 03/09/07
  151.   #14, Connie 23:32  |  Hannah 03/09/07
  152.   #16, Natallie 23:39  |  Hannah 03/09/07
  153.   #87, Peter Sm 23:49  |  Hannah 03/09/07
  154.   #93, el-Birawi 23:52  |  Hannah 03/09/07
  155.   #97, WWACD 23:56  |  Hannah 03/09/07
  156.   El B. reply to Part 5 23:58  |  FOX 03/09/07
  157.   El-Barawi and other pro-Palestinians 23:58  |  Jake 03/09/07
  158.   # 114 C/Fool - about the savages 00:17  |  17 04/09/07
  159.   Clickfool 00:40  |  Clicksmart 04/09/07
  160.   pot calling kettle black 01:06  |  Jo Jo 04/09/07
  161.   # 136 Mohamed Malleck 01:11  |  17 04/09/07
  162.   El-Birawi A novelty on talkback - A positive contribution 01:13  |  Hubal 04/09/07
  163.   evelyn-the `not so very` christian -131 01:21  |  Hubal 04/09/07
  164.   NANNAH Do you find "reportedly"&"allegedly"persuasive,convincing? 01:40  |  PETERSM 04/09/07
  165.   barghouti 01:42  |  pieacenik 04/09/07
  166.   #139, #140 False Hannah Alert 01:54  |  Hannah 04/09/07
  167.   CFOOL.Waiting your rebuttal of the evidence against Barghoutti 03:19  |  PETER SM 04/09/07
  168.   FAKE HANNAH (aka Ms Kohn) ALERT! #146 03:21  |  Hannah 04/09/07
  169.   Barghiytu and hope 03:57  |  Mark Lincoln 04/09/07
  170.   #148 False Hannah Alert 05:23  |  Hannah 04/09/07
  171.   #148 - 17 06:22  |  Mohamed Malleck 04/09/07
  172.   Kenin Bouck and facts 06:50  |  truth 04/09/07
  173.   crazy Hannah bipolar again 07:06  |  Hannah 04/09/07
  174.   Edward Said 07:08  |  hannah 04/09/07
  175.   Clickfool 07:09  |  No fool 04/09/07
  176.   Why didn`t Barghouti ask for... 07:09  |  Reader 04/09/07
  177.   Hubal strangely correct 07:12  |  Israeli 04/09/07
  178.   Christian Evelyn 07:14  |  Israeli 04/09/07
  179.   mediocrity at Talkback 07:23  |  FOX 04/09/07
  180.   mark Lincoln "knows and sees all things" 07:34  |  Danite 04/09/07
  181.   #156 Lincoln 07:35  |  * BEN JABO 04/09/07
  182.   #158 Mohamed Malleck 07:38  |  * BEN JABO 04/09/07
  183.   #144, Jake 07:47  |  Hannah 04/09/07
  184.   FAKE HANNAH (aka Ms Kohn) ALERT! #173, 174 09:22  |  Hannah 04/09/07
  185.   Crazy Hannah 09:53  |  Hannah 04/09/07
  186.   Mark Lincoln`s fallacy 09:57  |  Angelique 04/09/07
  187.   TRUTH Ducking facts.Moslems are global terrorists,civillians 10:05  |  PETER SM 04/09/07
  188.   To El-Birawi, #127 "negs Part 4" 11:47  |  J.M.Jordan 04/09/07
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