Haniyeh: "Israel" must stop the aggressions, end sanctions, and open the borders

Source: AP, 20-03-2008
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh is publicly announcing a call for a 'truce' with 'Israe'", but says a number of conditions must be attached to any ceasefire.
Haniyeh's demands include an end to 'Israeli' military activity in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, including an end to assassination strikes against Hamas officials.
He also wants 'Israel' to lift its economic sanctions against the enclave and reopen Gaza's borders, which have been sealed since Hamas seized control of the area last June.
Haniyeh used the word "tahdia" to describe the informal ceasefire he seeks.
He avoided use of another word often used in Arabic, "hudna," because it would imply recognition of 'Israel's' right to retaliate for attacks.
Both terms denote a temporary ceasefire rather than a permanent peace.
"We are talking about a mutual comprehensive calm, which means that the enemy must fulfill its obligations," Haniyeh said in a speech Wednesday at Gaza's Islamic University.
"The ‘Israelis' must stop the aggression ...including assassinations and invasions, end the sanctions and open the borders."
"We as Palestinians are waiting for the ‘Israeli' answers. The ball is in ‘Israel's' court."