Israel accused the Palestinian Authority of acting in bad faith when it freed Hamas leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin from house arrest earlier this week. Palestinian officials conduct a “high-profile policy of ostensibly taking actions against Hamas,” a government spokesman said. But the release of Yassin proves that the Palestinian Authority is “quietly acquiescing to Hamas activities,” he added. Meanwhile, Yassin told followers his militant movement had triumphed over attempted Israeli-Palestinian peace moves in the Wye accord, which he described as a failure.
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