Hamas rejects al-Zawahiri's claims

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Hamas has rejected accusations by Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's deputy leader, of "surrender" for agreeing to form a Palestinian national unity government.

Al-Zawahiri said Hamas had "fallen into the swamp of surrender" by accepting a Saudi-brokered deal with the US-backed Fatah in Mecca, in an audio recording broadcast by Al Jazeera on Sunday.

"The leadership of Hamas surrendered to the Jews most of Palestine" to keep a grip on the Palestinian government, al-Zawahiri said.

But Osama Hamdan, a Hamas representative in Lebanon, told Al Jazeera: "Hamas has not and will not compromise on Palestine or the rights of the Palestinian people."

al Jazeera

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1. Translation: The killing will continue.

No surprise there.

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2. Yep, no end to the occupation and "targeted killings" anytime soon.

That's for sure. Or "random killings" either, I expect.