Hamas will not abandon its quest to destroy Israel even if it enters the Palestinian legislature, a senior member of the group said. “The Europeans and the Americans are telling Hamas to choose between weapons and Parliament. We say we will pursue both weapons and Parliament, and that there is no contradiction between the two of them,” Hamas candidate Ismail Haniya said Wednesday after casting his vote in Palestinian Authority legislative elections.
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