Word: haniyeh
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...Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert believes he knows the answer. In an interview with TIME, Olmert described Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh as "a terrorist" and accused him of personally masterminding the transfer of $1 million in funds from overseas for "terrorist actions against Israeli citizens." Olmert's remarks were seen by many Palestinians as an attempt by Israelis to discredit the Palestinian unity government...
...less out of common conviction than out of the necessity brought on by a crippling financial siege and Arab diplomatic pressure. The differences that persist among them were clear in the parliamentary session that ratified the new government: President Abbas made a speech emphasizing negotiations, while Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' political leader, re-asserted the Palestinian right to "resistance," and spoke not of recognizing Israel, but of extending a truce if a Palestinian state were established along its 1967 borders...
...nameless on the topic of Dahlan, adds, "This is practically appointing him Interior Minister," the post responsible for overseeing the various security organizations, some of which are loyal to Fatah and some to Hamas. "This will bring us back to a bad situation. And it creates troubles for Haniyeh. He will have to oppose the move or face problems from inside Hamas...
...optimistic the government will open a new era," said Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Thursday, after announcing that he and President Mahmoud Abbas had finally reached agreement on the composition of a new Palestinian government. That Palestinians would seek a new era is not surprising: It's been a long, hard, often bloody year in the Palestinian territories, with recent spasms of internal violence threatening to devolve into all-out anarchy. But Hamas's Haniyeh and Abbas, who heads the rival Fatah organization, emerged from a final flurry of meetings in Gaza City with a deal...
...Hamas is feeling confident, having gotten almost everything it wanted while giving up little in the negotiations with Fatah. But Haniyeh understands that Hamas needs to ease financial hardship in the territories. "We will do what is required of us as Palestinians to unite and reinforce ties with the international community," said the Prime Minister. In an interview with a London-based Arab newspaper, Dr. Ahmed Youssuf, Haniyeh's chief advisor, said Hamas' hard-line ideology could change over time, or at least evolve somewhat. "The political reality is leading to changes in some of the ideas of the movement...