Hamas says it won't be "blackmailed" by Abbas plan
Reuters
Date: 05-26-06
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Hamas will not be "blackmailed" into accepting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's proposal for Palestinian statehood that implicitly recognises Israel, a member of the movement's exiled leadership said on Friday. Mohammad Nazzal did not reject the proposal outright, but he criticised Abbas for threatening to put it to a referendum if it was not agreed by Palestinian factions within 10 days.
"We see this referendum as a tool of pressure on Hamas," Nazzal told Reuters, adding the proposal "cannot be used as a way to blackmail Hamas".
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