Hamas PM: “We will never give up our arms”

Tunisia- Hamas prime minister in Gaza said Sunday that the militant group will never give up its arms, its territory or its claims on Jerusalem on behalf of the Palestinians.

Ismail Haniyeh spoke to a cheering crowd of 5,000 in the Tunisian capital Sunday.
He predicted difficult days ahead for israel, which is grappling with how to respond to the Arab Spring, a series of popular uprisings that began in Tunisia a year ago.

“israel no longer has allies in Egypt and in Tunisia, we are saying to the zionist enemies that times have changed and that the time of the Arab Spring, the time of the revolution, of dignity and of pride has arrived,” AFP quoted him as saying to loud cheers.

“We promise you that we will not cede a single part of Palestine, we will not cede Jerusalem, we will continue to fight and we will not lay down our arms,” he said.

“To Tunisia we say: ‘It is us today who are going to build the new Middle East’.”

The rally, held at a sports stadium, was organized by the Islamist Ennahda party, which recently won Tunisian elections.