PLO official: No condition requiring recognizing Israel was made for joining the PLO
Headline: “Abu Yusuf: There are no conditions for the [Islamic] Jihad and Hamas joining the PLO”
“Secretary-General of the Palestinian Liberation Front and member of the PLO Executive Committee Dr. Wasel Abu Yusuf said in an interview with [the Egyptian newspaper] Al-Masry Al-Youm that there are no conditions for the [Islamic] Jihad movement and Hamas joining the PLO, and called on the forces and factions not to shoot down the agreement too quickly…
[Q:] ‘Did the PLO place conditions on Hamas and [Islamic] Jihad joining?’
[Abu Yusuf:] ‘No, no conditions were placed on this section, and there is no discussion about any faction’s recognition of Israel.’”
“Secretary-General of the Palestinian Liberation Front and member of the PLO Executive Committee Dr. Wasel Abu Yusuf said in an interview with [the Egyptian newspaper] Al-Masry Al-Youm that there are no conditions for the [Islamic] Jihad movement and Hamas joining the PLO, and called on the forces and factions not to shoot down the agreement too quickly…
[Q:] ‘Did the PLO place conditions on Hamas and [Islamic] Jihad joining?’
[Abu Yusuf:] ‘No, no conditions were placed on this section, and there is no discussion about any faction’s recognition of Israel.’”