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Source: BBC News
Mon Aug 12,2002 -- Palestinian militant group Hamas has vowed to continue attacks inside Israel after rejecting a proposal to limit attacks on Israeli targets. The decision by the group followed a day of talks in Gaza City by Palestinian political factions in which all sides attempted to develop a more unified leadership before embarking on a series of political and social reforms. A draft document had included the proposal that militant attacks would be limited to Gaza City and the West Bank and would avoid targeting Israeli civilians. However this was rejected by Hamas and other groups have shown support for Hamas stance as well.
The new draft reaffirms both political work and resistance as legitimate means of continuing the Palestinian struggle. Another militant group, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine [PFLP] said they favoured the new document. "The manifesto stresses the legitimacy of all sorts of resistance. It does not exclude anything," said PFLP leader Jamil Majdalawi. The new draft is now being held under consideration by all of the Palestinian factions. If all factions agree to the new proposal a 20-member national unity leadership would be created with representation from all parties, including militants, the Associated Press reported. This body would consult with Mr Arafat and the Palestinian Authority prior to elections tentatively set for January next year, although the precise powers of the body remain unclear. Bringing militant groups such as Hamas into such a body could allow the Palestinian leadership to exert more influence on their actions and rein in their leaders.
Israel, however, has expressed doubt that the inclusion of groups such as Hamas could lead to an end to attacks on Israeli civilians. "Hamas is a terrorist organisation dedicated to the destruction of Israel, and all talks between them and the Palestinian Authority until now have come to nothing," Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Sofer said.
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