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On January 8, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh addressed a cheering Tunisia crowd, saying Israel faces tough times ahead. Bullying costs it allies. Revolutionary dignity and pride have arrived.
"We promise that we will not cede a single part of Palestine. We will not cede Jerusalem. We will continue to fight and we will not lay down our arms.""To Tunisia we say: It is us today who are going to build the new Middle East."
Hamas wages nonviolent struggle. It responds defensively after repeated Israeli attacks. Tunisia's ruling Islamist Ennahda party organized the rally. Around 5,000 attended. They walked over a cloth displaying Israel's Star of David and shouted anti-Israeli slogans. Across the region, justifiable anti-Israeli street sentiment is strong.
On January 9, Hamas Political Bureau Chairman Khaled Mashal called for Palestinian unity, saying:
"Our country is more important than partisan interest. We need a transitional period. We hope it will not be long until we can cooperate.""The enemy proved to be criminal and it will not give us our rights unless we make a perfect strategy. We have to mobilize our diplomacy, media and resistance to get more international compassion, political support and emphasis on unity."
"We have a fateful battle today. We are facing an enemy which fortifies its attack on us and on our land, and continues Judaizing and stealing our lands. It refuses to give us back our rights and denies them. It leaves us no choice, and the world is not doing us justice and is watching the situation silently and helplessly."
Calling people power "huge," he said resistance is right as long as occupation continues.
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