coup against democracy

Hamas: illegal interference of international community in the internal affairs of Palestine

Palestinian Hamas spokesman condemned international community's support of the emergency government in the West Bank and termed it as a "coup against democracy."

Ismail Redwan said the international community's decision to support the illegal emergency government is "in fact a coup against Palestinians' democracy as well as sovereignty," adding that the "support represents the international community's double-standards" in dealing with issues facing Palestine.


"We must ask this question from Arab and Muslim nations that which government is supported by the US as well as by the occupation regime to undermine national unity and implement the Zionists' conspiracies," he said.


Referring to the illegal interference of international community in the internal affairs of Palestine, the official added "this support will not promote security in the region and if they decided to continue the Gaza siege and tried to confuse the political atmosphere, the entire region would suffer."


The United States and the European Union, the two largest donors to the Palestinian government, said Monday they were ending a 15-month aid embargo. The announcements cleared the way for the resumption of hundreds of millions of dollars in direct aid to the government, cut off in early 2006 after the Hamas government came to power in a democratic election but refused to recognize the Zionist regime.

Hamas spokesman Ismail Redwan said the international community's decision to support the illegal emergency government is in fact a coup against Palestinians' democracy.

A poll made by the site of Al Jazeera Net for over three days starting from June 15, showed that the majority rejected the procedures which was taken by the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to confront the crisis in the Palestinian territories.

About 81.7% of the participants Opposed President Abbas decision to dismissal thePrime Minister Ismail Haniya and his government, declared a state of emergency in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and ordered to form illegal government. But 18.3% supported him. The voters reached over 37 thousand. http://www.alqassam.ps/english/