um acontecimento, duas notícias
O acontecimento : O Primeiro Ministro Palestino discursa em Gaza para dezenas de milhares de apoiantes.
As noticias: Dois jornalistas, um da AP e outro da Reuters noticiam esse mesmo acontecimento.
Porém o título que dão às suas notícias é completamente diferente.
Na primeira noticia escrita por Al Mugrabi o título é :
Primeiro ministro palestino apela a Abbas para retomar conversações para governo unidade nacional.
Já outra jornalista intitula a sua noticia da seguinte forma
PM palestino rejeita compromisso.
Num titulo sugere-se que o primeiro ministro apelou à unidade.
No outro sugere-se o inverso- Sugere-se que ele não deseja o compromisso.
E o acontecimento a que ambas as notícias se referem é o mesmo.
Na noticia cujo titulo é PM apela a uma coligação de unidade nacional , al Mugrabi escreve:
Após o Presidente da autoridade palestina ter ameaçado demitir o governo do Hamas , o Primeiro Ministro Palestino Ismael Aniyeh apelou a que o Presidente retomasse as conversações para formação de coligação de unidade nacional :
Anyeh encontra-se envolvido numa luta crescente com
o Presidente abbas , conflito alimentado pelo fracasso de ambos as forças concordarem nos termos para a formação de uma coligação de unidade nacional que pudesse fazer com que fossem levantadas as sanções internacionais.
No inicio da semana choques entre militantes do Hamas e forças da Fatah leais a Abbas , desencadearam o receio de que pudesse eclodir uma guerra civil.
" Senhor presidente venha a Gaza. Venha a Gaza retomar o diálogo .., e formar um governo de unidade nacional" - Declarou Anyeh num discurso apaixonado a dezenas de milhares de apoiantes reunidos num estádio em Gaza.
Mas Anyheh afirmou que não participaria em nenhum Governo que reconhecesse Israel .
Essa posição do Hamas inviabiliza formação de governo de unidade nacional com a Fatah já que tanto Abbas da Fatah como o ocidente exigem que o Hamas reconheça Israel .
Na outra notícia escreve-se sobre o mesmo acontecimento.
Cito:
" O Hamas não será expulso do poder , não aceitará um compromisso ou reconhecerá Israel , declarou o Primeiro Ministro Anyeh a centenas de apoiantes em Gaza.
/.........../
O Lider do Hamas excluiu a proposta de elementos do seu próprio partido para formar um governo de tecnocratas como forma de ganhar o apoio internacional e terminar com o congelamento da ajuda internacional , em vigor hà sete meses.
" Não existem novos cenários tais como um governo de emergência, um governo de tecnocratas ou eleições antecipadas " - Declarou Anyeh aos apoiantes do Hamas que enchiam um estádio de Futebol .
" O seu objectivo é só um : Pôr o hamas fora do governo " .
/.........../
Hanyeh afirmou que o Hamas continua preparado para convidar outros partidos para uma coligação mas que modificará a sua posição.
Para além do reconhecimento de Israel a comunidade internacional exige que o Hamas renuncie à violência e que reconheça acordos de Paz anteriores assinados entre a autoridade palestina e Israel.
" Estaremos presentes em qualquer Governo , continuaremos no governo e não reconheceremos Israel " -Afirmou Anyeh.
/........./
Hanyeh apelou a que Abbas viesse a Gaza para conversações para resolver a crise . " Venha a Gaza para retomar o dialogo de forma a proteger a unidade do nosso povo"-Disse Hanyeh.
Abaixo pode ver as duas noticias em Inglês.
Concluindo : Dois jornalistas escrevendo sobre o mesmo acontecimento dão uma imagem diferente do acontecido.
O Protagonista faz o acontecimento mas quem o narra é um jornalista e o narrador é tudo.
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Palestinian PM urges Abbas to resume unity talks
By Nidal al-Mughrabi 40 minutes ago
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Friday urged President Mahmoud Abbas to resume talks on forming a national unity coalition after Abbas threatened to dissolve the Hamas-led government.
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Haniyeh is embroiled in an increasingly bitter power struggle with Abbas, fueled by their failure to agree a unity coalition that Palestinians hope will lift Western sanctions.
Clashes earlier this week between Hamas gunmen and forces loyal to Abbas's
Fatah movement triggered fears of civil war.
"Mr. President come to Gaza. Come to Gaza to resume dialogue ... and announce a unity government," Haniyeh said in an impassioned speech to tens of thousands of Hamas supporters inside the Gaza's Strip's largest stadium.
But Haniyeh vowed no government in which the militant Hamas movement served would recognize
Israel, a stance that is a non-starter for Abbas and Western nations.
At one stage Haniyeh appeared to faint as aides rushed to help him into a chair. Haniyeh, who like many Muslims is fasting for the holy month of Ramadan, later resumed his speech.
"I urge the leadership of Fatah and Hamas to hold an urgent meeting, tonight, in my presence, to put an end to the internal strife. (But) we will not recognize Israel," Haniyeh said.
Showing increasing impatience, Abbas on Wednesday said he might sack the government over its refusal to agree a platform for a coalition that would take a softer position toward Israel. Abbas also said unity talks were dead.
Western nations imposed sanctions after Hamas took power in March over the group's refusal to recognize Israel, renounce violence and accept interim peace deals with the Jewish state.
Nabil Amr, Abbas's media advisor, said the president would visit Gaza at some stage but gave no timeframe.
"He will try to convince (Hamas to accept) his program otherwise he will be forced to take one of his constitutional choices, such as calling for early elections," Amr said from the
West Bank city of Ramallah, where Abbas has his main office.
Fatah argues that Abbas has the right to call early parliamentary elections under law, while Hamas disputes this.
MUTINY
In Gaza, the crowd waved green Hamas flags and yelled their support for the group's refusal to recognize Israel.
Haniyeh also accused members of rival security forces of "a form of a mutiny against the government" for taking part in street protests over unpaid wages.
Haniyeh did not elaborate but appeared to be referring to protests last week by forces loyal to Fatah.
"Any government that faced what we have faced would have fallen in the first or second month. Why has it not fallen? Because it gets its strength from God," Haniyeh said.
The Western aid embargo has left the government unable to pay full salaries, adding to internal tensions that have spilled over into violence this week.
At least 15 people have been killed since Sunday in the worst internal bloodshed in Gaza and the occupied West Bank in a decade.
Hamas has denied reneging on an earlier unity government agreement with Abbas and accused Fatah of trying to topple the government. Hamas defeated Fatah in January elections.
(Additional reporting by Mohammed Assadi in Ramallah)
2
Palestinian PM rejects compromise
By SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Hamas will not be edged out of power, accept compromise or recognize Israel, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told tens of thousands of banner-waving supporters at a rally Friday.
Haniyeh's fiery performance was interrupted when he fainted onstage, seemingly overcome by the combined effects of heat and two weeks of dawn-to-dusk fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. He resumed his speech after a few minutes.
The Hamas leader ruled out a proposal by members of his own Hamas movement to form a new government of technocrats as a way of winning international support and ending a seven-month aid freeze.
"There are new scenarios, such as an emergency government, a technocrat government, or early elections," Haniyeh told the crowd in a packed soccer stadium. "They all aim at one thing, getting Hamas out of the government."
Moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who was elected separately, has the authority to dissolve the Hamas Cabinet and replace it with an emergency government, or could call early elections. However, Abbas aides say he's not considering either option at the moment, fearing such moves would not have popular support. An emergency government would also require approval of the parliament, which is controlled by Hamas.
Haniyeh said Hamas remains willing to invite other parties into a coalition, but that it would not soften its positions. In addition to recognizing Israel, the international community demands that Hamas renounce violence and accept existing peace agreements.
"We say we will be in every government, we will stay in the government," he said. "We will not recognize Israel."
He accused the international community of trying to impose its will on the Palestinians. "They want a government with American and Israeli dimensions that implements external dictates, the so-called Quartet demands," he said, referring to the group of Mideast peacemakers — the U.S., the U.N., the European Union and Russia.
Haniyeh said his best offer to Israel was a temporary truce in return for establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with its capital in Jerusalem, over which Israel claims complete sovereignty. He also repeated demands for the release of thousands of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons
The 46-year-old leader's address had just got under way when, apparently weakened by fasting and the sweltering hot day, he began to slur his words, then slumped against aides surrounding him. He sat on a chair and resumed his address after a few minutes.
"Our bodies can get tired, but our soul will not, and we will not stop our steadfastness," he said of the incident.
The rally, with heavy security provided by armed Hamas militiamen, came at a time of increasing tension between the Islamic group and Abbas' Fatah Party.
The dispute between the two groups erupted into gunbattles last week, fueling concerns it could escalate into a full-fledged civil war.
Haniyeh called for Abbas to come to Gaza from his West Bank headquarters for talks to defuse the crisis. "Come here to Gaza to resume dialogue to protect the unity of our people," he said.
Hamas won a parliamentary election in January, bringing the party into direct confrontation with Abbas, who controls some of the security forces and backs peace talks with Israel.
In the West Bank on Friday, Israeli troops and Palestinians scuffled at a checkpoint south of Jerusalem when hundreds of Muslims tried to enter the Israeli-ruled city for Muslim prayers, witnesses said.
The Palestinians had arrived at the checkpoint, seeking to reach the Al Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third-holiest shrine. When some 300 people began pushing forward, paramilitary border police threw stun grenades to disperse the crowd.
A spokesman for the border police said nobody was injured in the incident.
During Ramadan, tens of thousands of Muslims attend prayers at the mosque. Citing security concerns, Israel bars Palestinian men under the age of 40 from reaching the site, in Jerusalem's walled Old City.
2
Palestinian PM rejects compromise
By SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Hamas will not be edged out of power, accept compromise or recognize Israel, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told tens of thousands of banner-waving supporters at a rally Friday.
Haniyeh's fiery performance was interrupted when he fainted onstage, seemingly overcome by the combined effects of heat and two weeks of dawn-to-dusk fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. He resumed his speech after a few minutes.
The Hamas leader ruled out a proposal by members of his own Hamas movement to form a new government of technocrats as a way of winning international support and ending a seven-month aid freeze.
"There are new scenarios, such as an emergency government, a technocrat government, or early elections," Haniyeh told the crowd in a packed soccer stadium. "They all aim at one thing, getting Hamas out of the government."
Moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who was elected separately, has the authority to dissolve the Hamas Cabinet and replace it with an emergency government, or could call early elections. However, Abbas aides say he's not considering either option at the moment, fearing such moves would not have popular support. An emergency government would also require approval of the parliament, which is controlled by Hamas.
Haniyeh said Hamas remains willing to invite other parties into a coalition, but that it would not soften its positions. In addition to recognizing Israel, the international community demands that Hamas renounce violence and accept existing peace agreements.
"We say we will be in every government, we will stay in the government," he said. "We will not recognize Israel."
He accused the international community of trying to impose its will on the Palestinians. "They want a government with American and Israeli dimensions that implements external dictates, the so-called Quartet demands," he said, referring to the group of Mideast peacemakers — the U.S., the U.N., the European Union and Russia.
Haniyeh said his best offer to Israel was a temporary truce in return for establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with its capital in Jerusalem, over which Israel claims complete sovereignty. He also repeated demands for the release of thousands of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons
The 46-year-old leader's address had just got under way when, apparently weakened by fasting and the sweltering hot day, he began to slur his words, then slumped against aides surrounding him. He sat on a chair and resumed his address after a few minutes.
"Our bodies can get tired, but our soul will not, and we will not stop our steadfastness," he said of the incident.
The rally, with heavy security provided by armed Hamas militiamen, came at a time of increasing tension between the Islamic group and Abbas' Fatah Party.
The dispute between the two groups erupted into gunbattles last week, fueling concerns it could escalate into a full-fledged civil war.
Haniyeh called for Abbas to come to Gaza from his West Bank headquarters for talks to defuse the crisis. "Come here to Gaza to resume dialogue to protect the unity of our people," he said.
Hamas won a parliamentary election in January, bringing the party into direct confrontation with Abbas, who controls some of the security forces and backs peace talks with Israel.
In the West Bank on Friday, Israeli troops and Palestinians scuffled at a checkpoint south of Jerusalem when hundreds of Muslims tried to enter the Israeli-ruled city for Muslim prayers, witnesses said.
The Palestinians had arrived at the checkpoint, seeking to reach the Al Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third-holiest shrine. When some 300 people began pushing forward, paramilitary border police threw stun grenades to disperse the crowd.
A spokesman for the border police said nobody was injured in the incident.
During Ramadan, tens of thousands of Muslims attend prayers at the mosque. Citing security concerns, Israel bars Palestinian men under the age of 40 from reaching the site, in Jerusalem's walled Old City.
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As noticias: Dois jornalistas, um da AP e outro da Reuters noticiam esse mesmo acontecimento.
Porém o título que dão às suas notícias é completamente diferente.
Na primeira noticia escrita por Al Mugrabi o título é :
Primeiro ministro palestino apela a Abbas para retomar conversações para governo unidade nacional.
Já outra jornalista intitula a sua noticia da seguinte forma
PM palestino rejeita compromisso.
Num titulo sugere-se que o primeiro ministro apelou à unidade.
No outro sugere-se o inverso- Sugere-se que ele não deseja o compromisso.
E o acontecimento a que ambas as notícias se referem é o mesmo.
Na noticia cujo titulo é PM apela a uma coligação de unidade nacional , al Mugrabi escreve:
Após o Presidente da autoridade palestina ter ameaçado demitir o governo do Hamas , o Primeiro Ministro Palestino Ismael Aniyeh apelou a que o Presidente retomasse as conversações para formação de coligação de unidade nacional :
Anyeh encontra-se envolvido numa luta crescente com
o Presidente abbas , conflito alimentado pelo fracasso de ambos as forças concordarem nos termos para a formação de uma coligação de unidade nacional que pudesse fazer com que fossem levantadas as sanções internacionais.
No inicio da semana choques entre militantes do Hamas e forças da Fatah leais a Abbas , desencadearam o receio de que pudesse eclodir uma guerra civil.
" Senhor presidente venha a Gaza. Venha a Gaza retomar o diálogo .., e formar um governo de unidade nacional" - Declarou Anyeh num discurso apaixonado a dezenas de milhares de apoiantes reunidos num estádio em Gaza.
Mas Anyheh afirmou que não participaria em nenhum Governo que reconhecesse Israel .
Essa posição do Hamas inviabiliza formação de governo de unidade nacional com a Fatah já que tanto Abbas da Fatah como o ocidente exigem que o Hamas reconheça Israel .
Na outra notícia escreve-se sobre o mesmo acontecimento.
Cito:
" O Hamas não será expulso do poder , não aceitará um compromisso ou reconhecerá Israel , declarou o Primeiro Ministro Anyeh a centenas de apoiantes em Gaza.
/.........../
O Lider do Hamas excluiu a proposta de elementos do seu próprio partido para formar um governo de tecnocratas como forma de ganhar o apoio internacional e terminar com o congelamento da ajuda internacional , em vigor hà sete meses.
" Não existem novos cenários tais como um governo de emergência, um governo de tecnocratas ou eleições antecipadas " - Declarou Anyeh aos apoiantes do Hamas que enchiam um estádio de Futebol .
" O seu objectivo é só um : Pôr o hamas fora do governo " .
/.........../
Hanyeh afirmou que o Hamas continua preparado para convidar outros partidos para uma coligação mas que modificará a sua posição.
Para além do reconhecimento de Israel a comunidade internacional exige que o Hamas renuncie à violência e que reconheça acordos de Paz anteriores assinados entre a autoridade palestina e Israel.
" Estaremos presentes em qualquer Governo , continuaremos no governo e não reconheceremos Israel " -Afirmou Anyeh.
/........./
Hanyeh apelou a que Abbas viesse a Gaza para conversações para resolver a crise . " Venha a Gaza para retomar o dialogo de forma a proteger a unidade do nosso povo"-Disse Hanyeh.
Abaixo pode ver as duas noticias em Inglês.
Concluindo : Dois jornalistas escrevendo sobre o mesmo acontecimento dão uma imagem diferente do acontecido.
O Protagonista faz o acontecimento mas quem o narra é um jornalista e o narrador é tudo.
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Palestinian PM urges Abbas to resume unity talks
By Nidal al-Mughrabi 40 minutes ago
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Friday urged President Mahmoud Abbas to resume talks on forming a national unity coalition after Abbas threatened to dissolve the Hamas-led government.
ADVERTISEMENT
Haniyeh is embroiled in an increasingly bitter power struggle with Abbas, fueled by their failure to agree a unity coalition that Palestinians hope will lift Western sanctions.
Clashes earlier this week between Hamas gunmen and forces loyal to Abbas's
Fatah movement triggered fears of civil war.
"Mr. President come to Gaza. Come to Gaza to resume dialogue ... and announce a unity government," Haniyeh said in an impassioned speech to tens of thousands of Hamas supporters inside the Gaza's Strip's largest stadium.
But Haniyeh vowed no government in which the militant Hamas movement served would recognize
Israel, a stance that is a non-starter for Abbas and Western nations.
At one stage Haniyeh appeared to faint as aides rushed to help him into a chair. Haniyeh, who like many Muslims is fasting for the holy month of Ramadan, later resumed his speech.
"I urge the leadership of Fatah and Hamas to hold an urgent meeting, tonight, in my presence, to put an end to the internal strife. (But) we will not recognize Israel," Haniyeh said.
Showing increasing impatience, Abbas on Wednesday said he might sack the government over its refusal to agree a platform for a coalition that would take a softer position toward Israel. Abbas also said unity talks were dead.
Western nations imposed sanctions after Hamas took power in March over the group's refusal to recognize Israel, renounce violence and accept interim peace deals with the Jewish state.
Nabil Amr, Abbas's media advisor, said the president would visit Gaza at some stage but gave no timeframe.
"He will try to convince (Hamas to accept) his program otherwise he will be forced to take one of his constitutional choices, such as calling for early elections," Amr said from the
West Bank city of Ramallah, where Abbas has his main office.
Fatah argues that Abbas has the right to call early parliamentary elections under law, while Hamas disputes this.
MUTINY
In Gaza, the crowd waved green Hamas flags and yelled their support for the group's refusal to recognize Israel.
Haniyeh also accused members of rival security forces of "a form of a mutiny against the government" for taking part in street protests over unpaid wages.
Haniyeh did not elaborate but appeared to be referring to protests last week by forces loyal to Fatah.
"Any government that faced what we have faced would have fallen in the first or second month. Why has it not fallen? Because it gets its strength from God," Haniyeh said.
The Western aid embargo has left the government unable to pay full salaries, adding to internal tensions that have spilled over into violence this week.
At least 15 people have been killed since Sunday in the worst internal bloodshed in Gaza and the occupied West Bank in a decade.
Hamas has denied reneging on an earlier unity government agreement with Abbas and accused Fatah of trying to topple the government. Hamas defeated Fatah in January elections.
(Additional reporting by Mohammed Assadi in Ramallah)
2
Palestinian PM rejects compromise
By SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Hamas will not be edged out of power, accept compromise or recognize Israel, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told tens of thousands of banner-waving supporters at a rally Friday.
Haniyeh's fiery performance was interrupted when he fainted onstage, seemingly overcome by the combined effects of heat and two weeks of dawn-to-dusk fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. He resumed his speech after a few minutes.
The Hamas leader ruled out a proposal by members of his own Hamas movement to form a new government of technocrats as a way of winning international support and ending a seven-month aid freeze.
"There are new scenarios, such as an emergency government, a technocrat government, or early elections," Haniyeh told the crowd in a packed soccer stadium. "They all aim at one thing, getting Hamas out of the government."
Moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who was elected separately, has the authority to dissolve the Hamas Cabinet and replace it with an emergency government, or could call early elections. However, Abbas aides say he's not considering either option at the moment, fearing such moves would not have popular support. An emergency government would also require approval of the parliament, which is controlled by Hamas.
Haniyeh said Hamas remains willing to invite other parties into a coalition, but that it would not soften its positions. In addition to recognizing Israel, the international community demands that Hamas renounce violence and accept existing peace agreements.
"We say we will be in every government, we will stay in the government," he said. "We will not recognize Israel."
He accused the international community of trying to impose its will on the Palestinians. "They want a government with American and Israeli dimensions that implements external dictates, the so-called Quartet demands," he said, referring to the group of Mideast peacemakers — the U.S., the U.N., the European Union and Russia.
Haniyeh said his best offer to Israel was a temporary truce in return for establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with its capital in Jerusalem, over which Israel claims complete sovereignty. He also repeated demands for the release of thousands of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons
The 46-year-old leader's address had just got under way when, apparently weakened by fasting and the sweltering hot day, he began to slur his words, then slumped against aides surrounding him. He sat on a chair and resumed his address after a few minutes.
"Our bodies can get tired, but our soul will not, and we will not stop our steadfastness," he said of the incident.
The rally, with heavy security provided by armed Hamas militiamen, came at a time of increasing tension between the Islamic group and Abbas' Fatah Party.
The dispute between the two groups erupted into gunbattles last week, fueling concerns it could escalate into a full-fledged civil war.
Haniyeh called for Abbas to come to Gaza from his West Bank headquarters for talks to defuse the crisis. "Come here to Gaza to resume dialogue to protect the unity of our people," he said.
Hamas won a parliamentary election in January, bringing the party into direct confrontation with Abbas, who controls some of the security forces and backs peace talks with Israel.
In the West Bank on Friday, Israeli troops and Palestinians scuffled at a checkpoint south of Jerusalem when hundreds of Muslims tried to enter the Israeli-ruled city for Muslim prayers, witnesses said.
The Palestinians had arrived at the checkpoint, seeking to reach the Al Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third-holiest shrine. When some 300 people began pushing forward, paramilitary border police threw stun grenades to disperse the crowd.
A spokesman for the border police said nobody was injured in the incident.
During Ramadan, tens of thousands of Muslims attend prayers at the mosque. Citing security concerns, Israel bars Palestinian men under the age of 40 from reaching the site, in Jerusalem's walled Old City.
2
Palestinian PM rejects compromise
By SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Hamas will not be edged out of power, accept compromise or recognize Israel, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told tens of thousands of banner-waving supporters at a rally Friday.
Haniyeh's fiery performance was interrupted when he fainted onstage, seemingly overcome by the combined effects of heat and two weeks of dawn-to-dusk fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. He resumed his speech after a few minutes.
The Hamas leader ruled out a proposal by members of his own Hamas movement to form a new government of technocrats as a way of winning international support and ending a seven-month aid freeze.
"There are new scenarios, such as an emergency government, a technocrat government, or early elections," Haniyeh told the crowd in a packed soccer stadium. "They all aim at one thing, getting Hamas out of the government."
Moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who was elected separately, has the authority to dissolve the Hamas Cabinet and replace it with an emergency government, or could call early elections. However, Abbas aides say he's not considering either option at the moment, fearing such moves would not have popular support. An emergency government would also require approval of the parliament, which is controlled by Hamas.
Haniyeh said Hamas remains willing to invite other parties into a coalition, but that it would not soften its positions. In addition to recognizing Israel, the international community demands that Hamas renounce violence and accept existing peace agreements.
"We say we will be in every government, we will stay in the government," he said. "We will not recognize Israel."
He accused the international community of trying to impose its will on the Palestinians. "They want a government with American and Israeli dimensions that implements external dictates, the so-called Quartet demands," he said, referring to the group of Mideast peacemakers — the U.S., the U.N., the European Union and Russia.
Haniyeh said his best offer to Israel was a temporary truce in return for establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with its capital in Jerusalem, over which Israel claims complete sovereignty. He also repeated demands for the release of thousands of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons
The 46-year-old leader's address had just got under way when, apparently weakened by fasting and the sweltering hot day, he began to slur his words, then slumped against aides surrounding him. He sat on a chair and resumed his address after a few minutes.
"Our bodies can get tired, but our soul will not, and we will not stop our steadfastness," he said of the incident.
The rally, with heavy security provided by armed Hamas militiamen, came at a time of increasing tension between the Islamic group and Abbas' Fatah Party.
The dispute between the two groups erupted into gunbattles last week, fueling concerns it could escalate into a full-fledged civil war.
Haniyeh called for Abbas to come to Gaza from his West Bank headquarters for talks to defuse the crisis. "Come here to Gaza to resume dialogue to protect the unity of our people," he said.
Hamas won a parliamentary election in January, bringing the party into direct confrontation with Abbas, who controls some of the security forces and backs peace talks with Israel.
In the West Bank on Friday, Israeli troops and Palestinians scuffled at a checkpoint south of Jerusalem when hundreds of Muslims tried to enter the Israeli-ruled city for Muslim prayers, witnesses said.
The Palestinians had arrived at the checkpoint, seeking to reach the Al Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third-holiest shrine. When some 300 people began pushing forward, paramilitary border police threw stun grenades to disperse the crowd.
A spokesman for the border police said nobody was injured in the incident.
During Ramadan, tens of thousands of Muslims attend prayers at the mosque. Citing security concerns, Israel bars Palestinian men under the age of 40 from reaching the site, in Jerusalem's walled Old City.
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