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Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Zahar speaking to journalists in Gaza City in 2003. (AP) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 22:47 08/10/2007 Top Hamas official says UN chief should quit over pro-Israel partiality By DPA A senior Islamic Hamas movement official in Gaza on Monday called on United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to quit his post "because of his full partiality towards Israel." Mahmoud Zahar, who served as a foreign minister in the former Hamas-led government, accused Ban of violating the rules of the international organization "by his biased attitudes towards Israel." "We follow up with a great concern the biased steps carried out by the UN in relation to Middle East conflicts," Zahar said in a written statement. Advertisement Hamas, which is listed as a terrorist organization by the European Union and the U.S., took control of the Gaza Strip by force when its militants unseated Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah security forces in mid- June. "The UN biased stance towards Israel contradicts with the basic role of the organization to restore security and settlement and achieve justice in the world," al-Zahar said. Zahar also referred to Special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territory John Dugard, who has accused Israel of committing crimes against the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. "There is an increasing partiality towards the Israeli occupation, and not only this, but also it [the UN] adopts the occupation's position. It also goes far beyond this and justified the occupation's crimes," Zahar said. Bookmark to del.icio.us Bad publicity Tiv Taam is fighting for public opinion in order to counter a consumer affairs T.V. show. The biggest stage For the first time in its history, Maccabi Tel Aviv will play against the New York Knicks.   1.   UN in Favor of Israel??? 23:24  |  Ron 08/10/07   2.   yes will will fight them in UN 23:49  |  Achmed 08/10/07   3.   What a nerve! 23:55  |  Will Justwaite 08/10/07   4.   BIASED IN FAVOR OF ISRAEL?????? 23:55  |  Brant 08/10/07   5.   Hamas official said (and didn`t say,publicly) 23:59  |  My Smith 08/10/07   6.   Zahar .. you aren`t REALLY serious are you? BWAAAAA 00:44  |  GZLives 09/10/07   7.   UN and Zahar 00:49  |  Michael 09/10/07   8.   If The Shoe Fits.... 00:56  |  chet 09/10/07   9.   The hens come home to roost 01:20  |  William 09/10/07   10.   Zahar and his occupation Crap 01:29  |  Brod 09/10/07   11.   Pretty Funny 01:31  |  Drew 09/10/07   12.   Infantile Palestinians: Part 489 01:51  |  Jabotinsky 09/10/07   13.   Hamas is OUT! 01:52  |  Honi 09/10/07   14.   U.N. should declare Hamas a terrorist organisation 01:56  |  Nechama 09/10/07   15.   Israel should quit nazi UN 02:06  |  Um Shmum 09/10/07   16.   What Mahmoud Zahar Doesn`t Like Is 02:16  |  Kipperraes 09/10/07   17.   The U.N. misbehaving? Allah forbid 02:30  |  Softwalker 09/10/07   18.   Pretty funny, reply to No 2 02:40  |  Abe 09/10/07   19.   Reply to No 5,I agree 02:42  |  Billy T 09/10/07   20.   Ban Ik Moon is is a U.S. toady.He was pushed into the job by 02:53  |  lakshmi 09/10/07   21.   Let`s be honest..Ban`s a naive toady 02:55  |  Tim 09/10/07   22.   u.n. partiality.. 03:04  |  daniel 09/10/07   23.   Mahmoud Zahar crawled out from under a Rock 03:06  |  Free the World 09/10/07   24.   Hamas hasn`t been kissing enough ... 03:11  |  Barney Panofsky 09/10/07   25.   Indeed 03:15  |  ami 09/10/07   26.   # 5 Nechama on the UN and Pals 03:40  |  Lynn 09/10/07   27.   Mahmoud Zahar`s Delusions Of Grandeur 03:51  |  Jeff Northridge 09/10/07   28.   pOOR POOR HAMAS CANT TAKE THE RPESSURE 03:58  |  SABRA 09/10/07   29.   Eat your heart out. Zahar... 03:59  |  Edward 09/10/07   30.   Lakshmi again!!! 04:00  |  Sabra 09/10/07   31.   A-Zahar`s outrageous Chuztpah. 04:59  |  Fortuna Benmayor 09/10/07   32.   I diagree: Hamas still has clout. 05:12  |  Fortuna Benmayor 09/10/07   33.   So the terrorist doesn`t like Ban - what a 05:13  |  Rory 09/10/07   34.   It`s about time! 05:22  |  Sonja 09/10/07   35.   Hamas is history....goneeeeeeeee 07:10  |  Infidel Too 09/10/07   36.   This should be seen by American America bashers and others 08:23  |  S 09/10/07   37.   That`s why Objectivity is good, Neutrality is bad 16:21  |  EM 09/10/07   38.   brant 4 15:56  |  realism 10/10/07   39.   UN is pro-Israel 04:53  |  cristo 11/10/07

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