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Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/17259/palestinian-elections-biden-administration
Extremist Anti-Peace Groups Are Exploiting the Palestinian Elections
(Gatestone Institute) Khaled Abu Toameh - Some of those running in the Palestinian parliamentary elections, scheduled for May 22, are committed to continuing the fight against Israel and have absolutely no intention of recognizing Israel's right to exist. They include Hamas, the Islamist movement ruling Gaza, and the PLO's Marxist-Leninist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The Hamas list, approved by the Palestinian Central Elections Commission, does not recognize the Oslo Accord signed in 1993 between Israel and the PLO, although the elections are being held in accordance with the 1995 Oslo II agreement. In other words, the enemies of peace are using a peace agreement to destroy the prospects of a peace process between the Palestinians and Israel. The Hamas list is named "Jerusalem is Our Destiny." Hamas spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri said, "Hamas fully believes that its true destination is toward Jerusalem and that soon there will be a decisive battle to defeat [Israel] and expel it from our land."