PA won't disarm Hamas, Islamic Jihad

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PA won't disarm Hamas, Islamic Jihad
Jerusalem Post
KHALED ABU TOAMEH
August 22, 2005

Hamas and Islamic Jihad announced on Monday that they have reached an agreement with the Palestinian Authority according to which the two groups would not be disarmed.

The agreement was reportedly achieved during talks in Damascus between PA Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei and leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

Qurei met on Sunday night in Damascus with leaders of various radical groups, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and discussed with them ways of cooperation after the disengagement.

Sources close to the two groups said Qurei made it clear that the PA would not confiscate the weapons of any of the armed groups in the Gaza Strip.

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