Azerbaijan, Baku, 14 May / Trend corr R. Hafizoglu/ "The Palestinian State has not been yet established sp far not due to the activities of the Islamic Resistance Movement HAMAS in Palestine, but the Zionist system in Israel," Mushir Al-Masri, HAMAS Spokesperson, said to Trend .
"But for Israel's Zionists Palestine would have been created long ago," he said.
Israeli President Shimon Peres stated in Jerusalem at the conference devoted to the 60th anniversary of the Israeli State on 14 May that but for HAMAS independent Palestinian State would have been established long ago. Peres added that HAMAS has missiles but has no future.
"HAMAS was established in 1987. Had Israel wanted Palestinian state to be established, it would have made that before our organization was established," Al-Masri said in a telephone conversation from Gaza on 14 May. According to him, Israel's hostility against Palestinians and Zionist ideas ruling in Israel are the main cause for non-creation of the Palestinian state.
" Israel has accepted none of HAMAS's proposals intended for establishment of peace in the region. Should Israel strive for peace it would have accepted our proposals on cease the fire," he said.
According to Al-Masri, Israel is the symbol of occupation and is organizer of massacre of Palestinians.
HAMAS was founded in 1987 in Gaza by sheik Ahmad Yasin for release of Palestine territories. The organization won parliament elections in 2006 with a great majority of votes. At present, Gaza is controlled by HAMAS.
The west bank of Jordan River is under the control of ruling FATAH movement founded in 1956 by Yasser Arafat.
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