Bloomberg Hamas Leader in Gaza Denounces U.S. Killing of Bin Laden May 02, 2011, 9:18 AM EDT
By Jonathan Ferziger and Gwen Ackerman (Updates with Haniyeh remark in second paragraph, Khatib in fourth.) May 2 (Bloomberg) -- Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh denounced the U.S. killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, while a Palestinian Authority spokesman said his death will be "good for peace." "This is a continuance of the U.S. policy of atrocities," Haniyeh told reporters today in Gaza City. Hamas, which is considered a terrorist group by the U.S., European Union, and Israel, is scheduled to sign a reconciliation agreement with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of the Fatah faction this week in Cairo. Ghassan Khatib, a spokesman for the Ramallah, West Bank- based Palestinian Authority, said the absence of bin Laden will be "good for peace and stability" around the world. Khatib spoke in a phone interview. Hamas has ruled Gaza since 2007, when it ousted Abbas's forces from the territory a year after winning parliamentary elections. Haniyeh was deposed as prime minister by Abbas after the Gaza action, leaving the Palestinian Authority in charge of only the West Bank. ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
