He rejects 'Hamas Disarmament' calls in fiery interview with an Egyptian paper
The secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the umbrella to which the Palestinian Authority belongs, blasted calls for Hamas to disarm and transfer its civil authority to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza on Monday. He also said that Hamas is not a terrorist group.
“They don’t want Hamas to have any role in the Strip,” said Azzam al-Ahmad in an interview with an Egyptian paper. “We completely reject this, because Hamas is part of the Palestinian national movement.”
He also said that the PLO has held “continuous national dialogue with [Hamas] in order to fulfill the requirements for their entry into the organization,” with the expectation that Hamas would join the PLO.
