[nasional_list] [ppiindia] Re: Dari Aljazeera: CHRISTIAN CANDIDATE ON HAMAS TICKET
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- Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 07:11:32 -0000
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--- In ppiindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ikranagara" <ikra@...> wrote:
>
> Kapan ya ada kandidat muslim untuk House of Representatif atau
Senat > USA? Calon presiden muslim... hehehehe!
>
> Ikra.-
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> CHRISTIAN CANDIDATE ON HAMAS TICKET
> By Motasem Dalloul
>
> ALJAZEERA.NET - Wednesday 25 January 2006, 11:59 Makka
> Time, 8:59 GMT
>
> Hosam al-Taweel, 40, is a Christian candidate running on the
> electoral ticket of
> Islamic resistance group Hamas in Gaza, in the upcoming Palestinian
> parliamentary elections.
>
> He is competing for one of six seats specially designated for the
> Christian
> community in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC). He worked
as
> a volunteer
> at the YMCA in Gaza for more than 30 years, serving on its board
> three times. He
> is also a regular columnist in the Palestinian daily newspaper, Al-
> Quds.
>
> Al-Taweel says his family is deeply involved in the cause of the
> Palestinian
> people. His grandfather was a member of the General Palestinian
> Government in
> 1948 which refused the UN resolution partitioning Palestine into
> Jewish and Arab
> sections.
>
> Israel, the US and the EU have pressed the Palestinians to bar
Hamas
> from
> participating in the elections. Aljazeera.net spoke with al-Taweel
> in Gaza.
>
> Aljazeera.net: How would you describe your relationship with Hamas?
>
> Al-Taweel: I am eager to tell the truth about this point which has
> produced
> unwanted controversy. I have discussed my electoral programme
called
> Addressing
> Minds with all the Palestinian national and Islamic parties and
got
> all of their
> support.
>
> My programme isn't specifically for Christians only, but designed
> for all
> Palestinians. What we have in common is keeping the national
> Palestinian
> struggle for rights and freedoms alive. We are fighting for the
> right of return
> of displaced Palestinian refugees and fighting corruption in
> Palestinian
> governance.
> The slogan of my campaign is unity-return-justice-independence. We
> are all -
> Christians and Muslims - united for a free Palestine. Our
ancestors
> fought with
> the Muslim leader, Salah al-Din, against the crusaders. We also
> share a common
> suffering under Israeli occupation. Each of us has reciprocal
> respect towards
> our
> religious beliefs.
>
> Aljazeera.Net: What is the Church's opinion of your running on a
> Hamas ticket?
>
> Al-Taweel: I said that I am a Christian (Greek Orthodox) and I
have
> a great
> loyalty to my Christianity. I am proud of that. But, here, we are
> speaking about
> political issues. I could win the support of all the Palestinian
> parties as I
> have done with Hamas. This doesn't bother the Church. But I have
no
> different
> speeches, one designed for Muslims and another for the Christians.
I
> have only
> one speech for all of the Palestinians, all together.
>
> I say to them: Let's go united to the PLC elections to practise
> democracy and to
> say our word by choosing the right people to the right places.
Then,
> we will be
> able to solve our problems and change our reality and create a
> hopeful future
> for all Palestinians.
>
> Aljazeera.Net:: Does the Church support you more than other
Christian
> candidates?
>
> Al-Taweel: No, it has a neutral position towards all of us.
>
> Aljazeera.Net: How do you view Palestinian resistance?
>
> Al-Taweel: All occupied peoples have to fight for freeing their
> lands. Freeing
> your occupied land is an internationally legitimate right. I say
to
> the
> Palestinians to use this right under the umbrella of the UN, but
> they have their
> own right to
> decide how, when and where to resist the occupation in order to
get
> the ultimate
> political benefits of their resistance.
>
> Aljazeera.Net: What about bombing operations?
>
> Al-Taweel: Frankly, I am against involving civilians from both
sides
> in the
> conflict. But the Israelis also must not involve civilians, which
is
> what they
> unfortunately did when an F-16 targeted the home of Shaikh Salah
> Shehadi and
> killed about 18 civilians, children and women among them. And they
> called that a
> security operation. But when Palestinians carry out an operation
in
> which
> civilians are hurt or killed, they call it a terrorist act. I
prefer
> that both
> sides leave civilians aside.
>
> Aljazeera.Net: Do you believe peace plans - like the 1993 Oslo
> Accords - signed
> between the Israelis and the PLO, will work?
>
> Al-Taweel: I do believe in fair and comprehensive peace which is
> built on the
> concepts of justice and freedom. But Oslo is too old and it has
been
> rendered
> null in the past. If we look at current trends, the Israeli new
> party, Kadima,
> is calling for the discrimination wall to be recognised as an
> official border
> and united
> Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. They also seek to cancel the
> right of return
> of
> thousands of Palestinian refugees and say no more withdrawals from
> the West Bank
> and Jerusalem. All these positions will ensure the destruction of
> all peace
> initiatives and the process itself. I advise the Palestinians to
> engage in
> serious talks to map out a common Palestinian political national
> programme in
> order to struggle for it in full loyalty.
>
> Aljazeera.Net: Why were elections almost postponed several times in
> the past few weeks?
>
> Al-Taweel: I was always against any postponement of the elections.
> The elections
> have become the best way for Palestinians to voice their common
> national
> demands. They all seek a chance of changing their current reality
> and building a
> better one. Simply, some in the international community are
fearful
> of a new PLC
> that will be comprised of all Palestinian colours - all
Palestinian
> factions and
> affiliations.
>
> Aljazeera.Net: Who do you think will win the elections?
>
> Al-Taweel: No one can tell the final answer now. The ballot box
> knows the answer
> to that question. But what I am sure of is that the new PLC will
be
> formed of
> all the Palestinian colours. And I hope that the elections will be
> conducted
> smoothly and freely, without any interruption.
>
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