Hamas opposes UN 'statehood' drive

Hamas is opposed to the 'Palestinian Authority's drive to obtain a reichlet through the United Nations. Ezat al-Risheq, a senior Damascus-based Hamas official, said that Abbas’s decision to go to the UN was an “individual step” that was not coordinated with other Palestinian factions.“A Palestinian state should be extracted and not begged for,” Risheq said.“The resistance is the only way for the