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Interview with hamas vice chair musa abu marzuk

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

In his exclusive interview with Ikhwanweb, Hamas vice Chair Musa Abu Marzuk confirmed that Hamas "is not interfering with Arab politics. In fact many of those who bet on attacking, excluding, and marginalizing it began reviewing themselves and are now starting to deal with them as a real entity for the sake of building healthier future relations."

Marzuk also said that "the Bush government had confined itself to a cage when it categorized Hamas as terrorists. We are not willing, whether in the present or future, to acknowledge Israel. And if they are willing to deal with the Arab initiative with this reservation, we will be pleased."

"Egypt has met with the different Palestinian faction representatives in Cairo to get acquainted with each faction’s vision of dealing with the current crisis. These sessions which all started in September and ended with Hamas’s meeting on October 8th were for the sake of dialogue rather than presenting final solutions," Marzuk added.

 

 

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The muslim judicial council mjc calls on president kgalema motlanthe

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The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has described a courtesy call made to the Tuynhuis home of President Kgalema Motlanthe on Wednesday as very fruitful, characterised by “cordial but tough talks with hard questions asked” on key issues. Speaking to VOC on Thursday morning, MJC deputy president, Sheik Achmat Sedick, said that the meeting was a follow up on a letter of congratulation sent to Motlanthe upon his appointment as new president.

“This type of meeting is not unusual for the MJC. We have a legacy of meeting the reigning presidents since 1994. We did so with Nelson Mandela and with Thabo Mbeki. Yesterday’s courtesy meeting stems from when a letter of congratulation we set to the president on his election, followed by a dinner invitation upon the occasion of Eidul Fitr. He was unable to accept the invitation – which we have now reissued for Eidul Adha – but notified us that he would still like to meet with us which set up Wednesday’s meeting,” Sedick explained.

 

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Gaza wears a face of misery

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‘Gaza wears a face of misery’ 
 
 By Adam Makary
 
 

Rizk says it takes one visit to Gaza to picture the kind of agony people endure daily [Gallo/ Getty]
Rizk says it takes one visit to Gaza to picture the kind of agony people endure daily [Gallo/ Getty]

Philip Rizk, 27, a freelance journalist and blogger who has been reporting from Gaza since 2005, was arrested by Egyptian security forces after a pro-Palestinian rally in Cairo on February 6.

He was released a few days later without being charged.

While in Gaza, he filmed The Palestinian Life, a documentary highlighting non-violent means of resistance against the Israeli occupation.

 

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