25 January 2006Hamas ElectionMahmoud Abbas
Hamas wins Palestinian legislative elections creating a power struggle with Abbas and Fatah
Historical records for Palestine in 2006, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Hamas wins Palestinian legislative elections creating a power struggle with Abbas and Fatah
After the elections in 2006, Hamas co-founder Mahmoud Al-Zahar did not rule out the possibility of accepting a "temporary two-state solution" & the abolition of Israel
Abbas faces a major political crisis as Hamas forms a government after its election victory
Xinhua reports that Al-Zahar "did not rule out the possibility of having Jews, Muslims and Christians living under the sovereignty of an Islamic state". After the elections in 2006, Hamas co-founder Mahmoud Al-Zahar did not rule out the possibility of accepting a "temporary two-state solution" & the abolition of Israel
Xinhua reports that Al-Zahar "did not rule out the possibility of having Jews, Muslims and Christians living under the sovereignty of an Islamic state"
States that Hamas will never recognize the "usurper Zionist Government" and will continue "jihad-like movement until the liberation of Jerusalem". Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, said that if a Palestinian state was formed within the 1967 lines, Hamas was willing to declare a truce that could last as long as 20 years
Abbas attempts to negotiate arrangements between Fatah and Hamas after the election dispute
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