25 April 2002

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

Press Release

 Trial of strugglers is rejected politically and nationally

The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, declares rejection of the trial of strugglers from the Popular Front who performed their duty in retaliating to the assassination of the Front’s secretary general Abu Ali Mustafa.

This trial, which proceeded under Zionist siege, murder and massacres against our Palestinian people including the continuation of pressures, does not contribute in protecting national unity in face of the enemy’s policies. It would not either stop that enemy from exercising more pressures and voicing endless demands.

We affirm our people and national and Islamic forces’ right of defending themselves, resisting occupiers and retaliating to occupation crimes and assassinations until ejection of occupation and desistance of its crimes and pogroms against our steadfast and stationed people.

And it is a Jihad until either victory or martyrdom

The Islamic Resistance Movement
Hamas – Palestine
Thursday 13^th Safar 1423H
25^th April 2002AD