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Itongadol.- Hamas said Monday it was "totally opposed" to Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas\’s plans to re-submit to the UN Security Council a resolution on forcing Israel to withdraw from Judea and Samaria.
"Hamas is totally opposed to any return to the UN Security Council by the Palestinian Authority," spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said in a statement. "Such a step would be political foolishness which plays a dangerous game with the destiny of our nation."
"Mahmud Abbas and the leadership of the Palestinian Authority should completely stop this political foolishness," Abu Zuhri said.
On January 2, the Palestinian leadership decided to refile a draft resolution forcing a unilateral solution to the Israeli-Arab conflict. The draft had failed to pass a vote in the Security Council on December 30.
Speaking to AFP, Abbas\’s spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina said the resolution would be presented again "soon," without saying exactly when.
The vote saw Security Council heavyweights China, France and Russia among eight countries who gave their support, while the United States and Australia voted against.
Five other countries, including Britain, abstained – among them Nigeria which had been expected to vote in favor but changed its stance at the last minute.
The failure to win the nine "yes" votes necessary for the resolution to be adopted spared Washington from having to wield its veto, a move sure to cause embarrassment with its key Arab allies.