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Hamas Defends Attack on Tel Aviv
(Chicago Tribune) Joel Greenberg - Officials of the new Palestinian government led by Hamas defended the attack. Ghazi Hamad, the government spokesman, said the bombing was part of "legitimate Palestinian resistance." Calling the bombing "a despicable act of terrorism for which no excuse or justification is possible," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said: "Defense or sponsorship of terrorist acts by officials of the Palestinian Cabinet will have the gravest effects on relations between the Palestinian Authority and all states seeking peace in the Middle East." "Hamas' constant preaching of the destruction of Israel serves as a catalyst for these attacks," said David Baker, a spokesman in the prime minister's office.