Abbas warns Hamas he can remove government
(AP)
Updated: 2006-04-24 21:29
Abbas said that he would work for a solution with or without Hamas.
"Hamas can support me or not. When I find a way to a solution with Israel,
I'll present this to the Palestinian people in a referendum. The Palestinian
people are above Hamas and other politicians," he said.
Abbas was in Turkey as part of a tour that is expected to also take him to
Norway, Finland and France.
Earlier this month, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized
the EU for cutting off direct financial support to the Palestinian government
and said abandoning the policy would contribute to Middle East peace. Abbas is
scheduled to meet with Erdogan on Tuesday.
Hamas, which won the Jan. 25 Palestinian legislative elections, is on the
EU's list of terrorist organizations, a designation that bars EU officials from
any dealings with the group.
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