Abbas supports isolating Hamas, fighting extremists in Lebanon

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Last update - 18:29 29/06/2007

Abbas supports isolating Hamas, fighting extremists in Lebanon

By The Associated Press

The Palestinian government is determined to isolate Hamas after its violent takeover of the Gaza Strip, and is supporting Lebanese efforts to root out extremists in Palestinian refugee camps, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said Friday.

Appearing alongside Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Abbas said Hamas had committed crimes, murder and aggression against everything Palestinians stand when it took over Gaza earlier this month.

Abbas told a meeting of the Socialist International, an organization that brings together left-wing political parties from around the world that his government is determined to isolate the coup d'etat, delegitimize all militias and enforce law and order over all Palestinian territories.

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Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayad delivered a stern warning Thursday to hundreds of Islamic preachers, including Hamas supporters, saying his government will not tolerate incitement in mosques.
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