Abu Marzouk: Gaza pays the price for refusing Israeli proposals
12-03-2015,09:41
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Al Qassam website – Member of Hamas political bureau Mousa Abu Marzouk said Wednesday evening that Gaza is paying the price over refusing Israeli proposals stipulating its independence and its separation from the West Bank.

Some parties have presented to us a number of ideas to establish a seaport and an airport in Gaza Strip and to completely separate the Strip from Israel and thus from the West Bank, Abu Marzouk wrote in his Facebook page.

In his Facebook post, Abu Marzouk pointed to the Israeli claims published in Walla website saying that Hamas Movement had sent a series of messages via Western diplomats to Israel indicating interest in a long-term ceasefire lasting between 5 to 15 years, in exchange for an end to the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip, the opening of all border crossings, and the establishment of Gaza seaport and airport.

Most of these ideas were sent to the Movement via some Israeli military officials, independent figures, and Palestinian businessmen, he noted.

“We, in Hamas, have talked to the media and informed unity government ministers more than once about these ideas.”

He stressed that such ideas do not aim to serve Gaza, but to separate it from the West Bank.

“We are now paying the price for refusing these ideas by tightening the siege, increasing economic pressures and movement restrictions. However, we will never accept this scheme”, he continued.

Abu Marzouk warned of the serious implications of this Israeli scheme which is running parallel with PA president Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah’s wrong political policies.

“We didn’t and will never accept the proposed ideas because we do not mess with our national responsibilities and unity. We have said multiple times that that there is no Palestinian state in Gaza and no Palestinian state without Gaza.

Abu Marzouk called on Abbas to reconsider his policies and positions in dealing with national reconciliation.

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