EMM News Explorer: Hamas

Livni [-added that]: Hamas represents an Islamic ideology that does not recognize Israel's existence. Hamas prefers to isolate itself than to say that Israel has the right to exist or to renounce violence.

jpost 18-MAY-13

Erdogan [-expressed that]: We cannot differentiate Hamas and Fatah, both are brothers in heart,

aa 18-MAY-13

Erdogan [-said]: First and foremost, we need to see a reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah,

aa 17-MAY-13

Kelly [-said]: and a top Hamas official concerned us gravely,

cnn 17-MAY-13

Erdogan [-told]: Turkey, I think there is a lot that we can do because we can talk to Hamas, we can talk to Fatah ... We want them to get together, to agree to each other,

maannews 17-MAY-13

Erdogan [-told]: Turkey, I think there is a lot that we can do because we can talk to Hamas, we can talk to Fatah... We want them to get together, to agree to each other,

naharnet 17-MAY-13

Neuer [ said]: Iran is an international outlaw state that illegally supplies rockets to Syria, Hizbullah, and Hamas, aiding and abetting mass murder and terrorism,

naharnet 14-MAY-13

Neuer [-said]: Iran is an international outlaw state that illegally supplies rockets to Syria, Hizbullah, and Hamas, aiding and abetting mass murder and terrorism. To make this rogue regime head of world arms control is simply an outrage. Abusers of international norms should not be the public face of the U.N.,

naharnet 13-MAY-13

Haneya [said:]: Hamas can' t stand to the side of a regime that kills its people and kill and displace thousands of our Palestinian people.

xinhuanet_en 13-MAY-13

Abu Marzook [further noted that:]: if a war were to breakout between Israel and the Arab nations, it should not be assumed Hamas will automatically be involved in the fighting.

ynetnews 08-MAY-13

Abu Zuhri [-said]: There has been no consultation with Hamas on this matter so far,

maannews 27-APR-13

Abu Zuhri [-said]: Hamas denounces the US position calling for the cancellation of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Gaza. This proves US involvement in consecrating the Gaza blockade,

japantoday 22-APR-13

Moshe Ya'alon [said that:]: Hamas are armed with tens of thousands of various rockets and missiles, which they will launch at our cities and citizens when ordered to do so.

ynetnews 21-APR-13

Davutoğlu [-said]: The ideal [circumstances] for us would be that the visit happens after reconciliation [between Hamas and Fatah], with the Palestinian people cherishing the prime minister. One would wish that this materializes by the visit,

hurriyetdailynews 18-APR-13

Ventrell [-said]: Our position is that engagement with Hamas is counterproductive, and we don’t think it should continue,

jpost 17-APR-13

Fayyad [-said]: Hamas gains recognition and is strengthened,

gulfnews 14-APR-13

Lerner [-said]: We think Egypt’s influence on Hamas will be strong enough to keep the cease-fire in place,

defensenews 14-APR-13

Whitson [-said]: Months after seven Palestinians were murdered in broad daylight, seemingly with the collusion of security officials, the Hamas authorities in Gaza appear not to have lifted a finger to investigate, let alone to hold those responsible to account,

maannews 11-APR-13

Abu Bakr [ said]: It is unfair to claim that Hamas has taken over Gaza and Fatah has taken over the West Bank,

gulfnews 07-APR-13

Moshe Ya'alon [had warned:]: Israel holds Hamas responsible for everything that is fired from Gaza. We will not allow a routine of [rocket] fire at our civilians and forces.

ibtimes 03-APR-13

Moshe Ya'alon [said:]: Israel holds Hamas responsible for everything that is fired from Gaza. We will not allow a routine of (rocket) fire at our civilians and forces.

ynetnews 03-APR-13

Mordechai [-noted that]: will not accept a return to the situation prior to Operation Pillar of Defense. Hamas understands that there are new rules.

defensenews 03-APR-13

Abu Zuhri [-told]: Hamas won the parliamentary elections in 2006, so Fatah should respect Hamas' legitimacy instead of using it as a pretext to put obstacles on the way of reconciliation,

chinadaily 01-APR-13

Mashaal [-also said]: hasn't made its final decision regarding the presidency. If Hamas nominated me to head the PLO, this is Hamas' natural right. But we're not going to fight for the presidency.

maannews 28-MAR-13

Obama [-said]: We condemn this violation of the important ceasefire that protects both Israelis and Palestinians, a violation Hamas has a responsibility to prevent,

jpost 28-MAR-13

Peres [-also said]: Hamas is against peace, negotiations … and against recognizing Israel. If somebody doesn't want to talk with you, can you talk with him? If somebody says he doesn't want to make peace, how can you make it? So it is up to Hamas.

dunyagazetesi 25-MAR-13

Obama [-said]: Hamas spokesman Taher al-Nunu told AFP. The news on the telephone call was broken by US President Barack Obama himself, who wrapped today up his three-day trip to Israel and the West Bank. The United States deeply values our close partnerships with both Turkey and Israel, and we attach great importance to the restoration of positive relations between them in order to advance regional peace and security ,

rt 23-MAR-13

Abbas [said:]: We condemn violence against civilians no matter its source. We support a mutual ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. I supported the agreement Hamas and Israel reached by Egyptian mediation.

ynetnews 21-MAR-13

Haniyeh [-said]: Hamas will remain a protecting shield of Egypt and all attempts to drive a wedge between Palestine and Egypt will fail,

maannews 18-MAR-13

Abbas [-said]: Chances are quite high that the Hamas government may be recognized as legitimate. If Hamas is committed to the cease-fire and if it openly pledges to stick to the peaceful popular resistance, I don't see much difference between their policy and ours. In this case, there is no need to label them as a terrorist organization,

irishsun 17-MAR-13

Abbas [-said that]: So the compromise, when Fayyad's government leaves, has been reached. Hamas sought this. I will head the new government and Hamas has agreed.

trendnews 15-MAR-13

Meridor [-said]: Israel is supported around the world on Iran, Syria, Hizbullah, Hamas, but on one issue, Judea and Samaria, we don’t have that support,

jpost 14-MAR-13

Kochavi [-said]: The quiet we are experiencing is only in place because Hamas wants this. It is deterred [by Israel], and needs time to recover. It has a deep obligation to Egypt, which enabled the [truce] agreement,

jpost 14-MAR-13

Salah al-Bardawil [-told]: Hamas will not leave the armed struggle, and will not respond to this fabricated news,

maannews 07-MAR-13

Aziz Dweik [ said]: Hamas refuses to negotiate with Israel, but wouldn’t oppose Obama visiting Gaza with the hope that the US attitude to reality will change,

maannews 07-MAR-13

Hamdan [-expressed]: The negotiations have done nothing to the Palestinian people over the past two decades, and Hamas will never be a part of such failure and nonsense,

palestine 06-MAR-13

Prosor [-charged]: Families in Gaza watch public television sermons featuring Hamas ministers like Atallah Abu al-Subh, who recently claimed that, and I quote, ‘the Jews are the most despicable and contemptible nation to crawl upon the face of the Earth,’

jpost 05-MAR-13

Michael Oren [ said]: We hope that [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud] Abbas will not follow through on reconciliation with Hamas,

jpost 05-MAR-13

Baird [-said]: If Hamas were to come into a goverment of the Palestinian authority, that is a red line for us,

jpost 04-MAR-13

Mishal [argued:]: The Arab Spring implies the beginning of a tilt in the balance of power towards the Palestinian position, and international and regional actors are being convinced of the importance of Hamas as a player. The imbalance of the past is being corrected.

smh 01-MAR-13

Mishal [argued:]: The Arab Spring implies the beginning of a tilt in the balance of power towards the Palestinian position and international and regional actors are being convinced of the importance of Hamas as a player. The imbalance of the past is being corrected.

smh 01-MAR-13

Abrams [-acknowledges that]: time might bring greater strength for what Hamas saw as Fatah and we saw as the legitimate PA national security forces.

tnr 22-FEB-13

Abu Marzouk [-added]: Do the Zionists want to open dialog with Hamas and the others fear that? We, however, say that neither the former's wishes and pressures, nor the latter's keenness on sharing the cake of negotiations with no one and its declared fears in this regard can make us change our policy against recognizing Israel or negotiating with it,

palestine 21-FEB-13

Abu Marzouk [-said]: Hamas will not change its policy with regard to its refusal to recognize Israel and will not sit with it negotiating and compromising the rights of the Palestinian people,

palestine 21-FEB-13

al-Bardawil [-told]: We entered the country with an official visa, so we should have left willingly, rather than being expelled. The delegates represent the Palestinian people, not Hamas, though they are affiliated to Hamas,

maannews 16-FEB-13

Abbas [-said]: An agreement has been reached with Hamas that we form a unity government to be headed by me, then we have parliamentary elections and Palestinian National Council elections three months after the Central Elections Commission is ready for elections,

maannews 13-FEB-13

Mashal [-also stated that]: the problem is neither Hamas nor Fatah, the problem is Israel. Therefore, whoever is willing to change the current situation should apply real pressure on Israel where the right wing's position has strengthened following the Israeli elections.

aa 12-FEB-13

Abrams [-said]: With the divisions among Palestinians, with the growing strength of Hamas , Palestinian leaders are afraid to sign anything,

upi 10-FEB-13

Levin [-said]: and a 2009 statement that we should not isolate Hamas – a terrorist organization,

usaToday 31-JAN-13

Livni [-said]: In the past four years, Hamas has grown stronger than ever, and more countries support it instead of Israel,

jrep 22-JAN-13

Kerry [-said]: [This visit] does not indicate any shift whatsoever with respect to Hamas ... what it indicates is our effort to listen and to learn,

yemenpost 22-JAN-13

Schumer [-said that]: In response, Senator Hagel assured me that he today believes there should be no negotiations with Hamas, Hezbollah or any other terrorist group until they renounce violence and recognize Israel’s right to exist.

manilatimes 16-JAN-13

channelnewsasia 15-JAN-13

Scowcroft [ said]: If Hamas can not be induced, if you will, to join with Fatah, and really pursue the peace process,[*]then a two-state solution might be given up on and that would be a disaster for everyone. This notion that the two-state solution is just out there forever, may be a mistake.

globalsecurity 10-JAN-13

Graham [-said]: I'll have a hard time supporting anybody for secretary of defense who believes that the Iranians are misunderstood, we should just negotiate with them, not sanction them, and [would] ask Israel to negotiate with Hamas, who's killing Israeli children,

rferl 08-JAN-13

Graham [-said]: Not only has he said you should directly negotiate with Iran, sanctions won't work, that Israel should directly negotiate with the Hamas organization - a terrorist group that lobs thousands of rockets into Israel - he also was one of 12 senators who refused to sign a letter to the European Union that Hezbollah should be designated as a terrorist organization.

CBSnews 07-JAN-13

Graham [-added]: Not only has he said you should directly negotiate with Iran, sanctions won’t work, that Israel must negotiate with Hamas, an organization, terrorist group, that lobs thousands of rockets into Israel. He also was one of 12 senators who refused to sign a letter to the European Union trying to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization,

manilatimes 07-JAN-13

Fayyad [-said]: has produced a reality of a doctrinal win for what Hamas stands for, and correspondingly a doctrinal defeat for the Palestinian Authority,

newschannel5 06-JAN-13

Netanyahu [explained that:]: Hamas can take over the Palestinian Authority any day and therefore we must ensure that there are solid security measures, ensure that any arrangement would guarantee a recognition of Israel as a Jewish state, and demand a true declaration of an end to the conflict.

panarmenian 04-JAN-13

Diskin [said that:]: Israel upgraded Hamas and humiliated Abbas. We could have pursued various military moves that would have changes the picture, but Bibi and Barak are too weak.

ynetnews 04-JAN-13

Meshaal [-said]: Palestine is for all of us, we are partners in this nation. Hamas cannot do without Fatah or Fatah without Hamas, or any movement,

rt 04-JAN-13

Peres [-said]: People ask about Hamas, why aren't we talking with Hamas? There is nothing wrong with that as long as we get an answer from them,

wam 02-JAN-13

Netanyahu [-warned]: Every intelligent person knows that Hamas could take over the Palestinian Authority,

maannews 02-JAN-13

Peres [-told]: There is nothing wrong with talking with Hamas, if you get an answer,

channelnewsasia 01-JAN-13

Netanyahu [said:]: Any sensible person can understand Hamas is able to replace the Palestinian Authority - before an agreement or after an agreement - as witnessed in Gaza.

jpost 01-JAN-13

Julia Gillard [said:]: Hamas obviously is a terrorist organisation that has been engaged in violent actions against the Israeli people.

news_com_au 31-DEC-12

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