HOLY LAND/ISRAEL: HAMAS HAS NO PROBLEM WITH JEWS, JUST WITH ZIONISTS

Hamas has 'no problem with Jews'

The Palestinian organisation Hamas has held talks with Ronnie Kasrils, the intelligence minister, Ebrahim Rasool, the Western Cape premier, and the ANC, a delegation said at the end of a visit to South Africa today.

The intelligence ministry could not be reached for comment on the meeting. Earlier this month, Kasrils invited Ismail Haniyeh (of Hamas), the Palestinian prime minister, to visit South Africa, in what would be his first trip outside the Muslim world. "The invitation to (Prime Minister) Haniyeh was confirmed and is now a matter of the correct protocol and practical co-ordination to ensure its speedy implementation," said Mohammed Nazzal, the Hamas senior politburo member.

He also said Hamas had no quarrel with the Jewish people - only with Zionists. "(Hamas) makes a distinction between Zionism and Judaism. Hamas has no quarrel with the Jewish people, but rather with the Zionists."

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