"Mofaz said the so-called axis began with 'Iran, moving to Hezbollah in Lebanon, then on to Hamas in the Palestinian areas.'
The Israeli defence minister appropriated the term coined by US President George Bush in 2002 that he originally used to denote Iraq, Iran and North Korea." http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1097475.php Middle East New Palestinian Authority now in 'axis of evil': Mofaz By DPA Feb 14, 2006, 19:00 GMT Cairo - Hamas' control over the Palestinian Authority (PA) makes it part of the 'axis of evil,' Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz said Tuesday in Cairo after talks with Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak, the official MENA news agency reported. Mofaz said the so-called axis began with 'Iran, moving to Hezbollah in Lebanon, then on to Hamas in the Palestinian areas.' The Israeli defence minister appropriated the term coined by US President George Bush in 2002 that he originally used to denote Iraq, Iran and North Korea. Mofaz and Mubarak discussed regional peace efforts in the light of the victory of the radical Islamist organization Hamas in the recent Palestinian elections. Mofaz described the talks as 'positive and fruitful,' adding that there would be conditions attached to any Israeli talks with Hamas. 'Israel's policy towards dialogue with Hamas requires Hamas to recognize Israel and accept all agreements signed by the Palestinian side. In addition, Hamas should stop being a terrorist organization,' he said. Mofaz was accompanied by Israel's Ambassador to Egypt Shalom Cohen. Egyptian Minister of Defence and Military Production Mohammed Hussein Tantawi was also in attendance. During the talks, Mofaz accused Syria and Iran of using Hezbollah to stage what he called 'terrorist activities' against Israel along its borders with Lebanon. He said he had briefed Mubarak on recent cross-border attacks by Hezbollah against Israeli soldiers. Asked by a reporter about Israel's policy of assassinating Palestinian leaders, Mofaz said the attacks were 'aimed at preventing terrorist operations inside Israel.' The Egyptian leader and the Israeli defence minister also discussed cooperation in fighting international terrorism. -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
