Mahmoud al-Zahar (Arabic: محمود الزهار Maḥmūd az-Zahhār) (born 1945) is a co-founder of Hamas and a member of the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip. Since the formation of the Hamas/"Change and Reform" government in the Palestinian National Authority in March 2006, al-Zahar has served as foreign minister in the government of prime minister Ismail Haniyeh. Prior to that he was seen as a major candidate among the Hamas members elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council for prime minister, as he was at that time the most senior official within the organization.
- Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi To Meet With Hamas
From AP: GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Palestinian official said Gaza’s prime minister will head to Cairo within the next two weeks to meet with Egypt’s new Islamist president, who has close ties with the territory’s Hamas rulers. Cabinet...
- Why Does Us Leadership Matter? Qatar Extends Invitation To Hamas Pm
If we are irrelevant, weak states which wish to survive will do what they have to and choose any other strong horse. SORRY Dr. PAUL, but that’s how it is. In this example perhaps YOU and your Chamberlain reasoning minions can shrug off the result,...
- Hamas/fatah Disagreements Take Place Again
I thought it could happen: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh Thursday in a bid to resolve the political crisis in the Palestinian Authority. Abbas will deliver to Haniyeh the letter of appointment for the establishment...
- Plo And Hamas Trade Gunfire Back And Forth, To And Fro
It should be clear that a civil war is indeed breaking out between the PLO and Hamas. For starters, a Hamas minister's convoy was attacked: GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Gunmen attacked the convoy of the Palestinian foreign minister and raided a training...
- Spare Change?
It’s no surprise that Hamas considers the cutoff of foreign money to be “blackmail.” After all, that’s what a teenager always considers the threatened withholding of his allowance to be. “Dad! You can’t do that; it’s not fair!”...