[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: The PLO, in behalf of the Palestinians, signed
agreement with Israel that provides for the demilitarization of the Gaza
Strip and West Bank. These signed commitments trump anything else.]

Hamas: Attempts to demilitarize Gaza 'worthless'
Published yesterday (updated) 30/08/2014 22:36
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=724364

GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- The Hamas movement said Saturday that any attempts to
disarm Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza are "worthless."

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said in a statement that the demilitarization
of Palestinian militant factions was "inconsistent with international law
and our people will not allow it."

"It is not required to disarm the Palestinian people, but rather to disarm
the (Israeli) occupation and to ban the American administration from
providing it with the weapons that are used to kill children and women," Abu
Zuhri said.

Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip ended over seven
weeks of fighting on Tuesday with a long-term ceasefire agreement in which
Israel agreed to ease its siege on the coastal enclave. Further negotiations
regarding unresolved issues such as an airport and seaport in Gaza and the
demilitarization of factions in the Strip were to take place in Egypt a
month later.

Israel's main demand towards the end of its offensive was that Palestinian
militant groups disarm, a demand many Palestinians have scoffed at.

The Israeli assault left over 2,100 Palestinians dead, most of them
civilians, in addition to some 70 Israelis, most of them soldiers.

________________________________________
IMRA - Independent Media Review and Analysis

Since 1992 providing news and analysis on the Middle East with a focus on Arab-Israeli relations

Website: www.imra.org.il

For free regular subscription:
Subscribe at no charge: imra-subscribe@imra.org.il
Unsubscribe: imra-unsubscribe@imra.org.il

For free daily digest subscription:
Subscribe at no charge: imra-subscribe-digest@imra.org.il
Unsubscribe: imra-unsubscribe@imra.org.il

IMRA is now also on Twitter
http://twitter.com/IMRA_UPDATES