Special report: Internal situation in
Palestine
GAZA, June 14 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for Palestinian Islamic Resistance
Movement (Hamas) clarified on Thursday it will not impose its Islamic thoughts
on Gaza people.
"We are not going to be like Taliban (in Afghanistan) ... We will spread
Islam in a very civilized way to make this home safe," Hamas spokesman Fawzi
Barhoom told the press.
Barhoom made the promise after Nezzar Rayyan, a Hamas leader in northern
Gaza Strip, vowed to "clean Gaza from secularism", which have created fears
among the people.
Barhoom assured the people that Hamas was a democratic movement with a
moderate agenda. "We even have not tried to reinforce this after our winning of
the parliamentary elections."
As most of security compounds, which belong to President Mahmnoud Abbas'
secular Fatah, are falling in Hamas' grip, Barhoom said these measures were
meant to protect the "Palestinian legitimacy."
"We want the aid to flow through the legitimate channels instead of going
to the criminals," said Barhoom, referring the U.S. support of Fatah forces.
Defeating Fatah, Hamas won elections in 2006 and formed a government that
failed due to the Western fiscal siege.
In March, a coalition government between Hamas and Fatah took office, but
the two factions continued fight over security control.