Hamas leader Khaled Meshal said on Wednesday that his movement would continue to fight Israel and added the American policy in the Middle East would fuel terrorism. "Israel cannot have stability with occupation. It has to choose. This is the message Israel should understand," he told Reuters.
"Armed resistance is legitimate. All resistance options are open to the Palestinian people and Palestinian factions including Hamas," conveyed Meshal.
"So long as there is an Israeli occupation in Palestine and so long as U.S. policy is biased, the so-called terrorism that the United States fears will escalate because the mistakes of U.S. foreign policy are pouring oil on fire," Meshal said.
According to him, his message to U.S. President George W. Bush was "that he should not worsen his mistakes". Middle East peace required Washington to adopt an "even-handed policy that maintains the same distance from all sides" involved in the conflict, the Hamas chief added.
He also disclosed that he had informed Arab leaders that the Hamas-led cabinet will need $1.75 billion per year. "I believe that the Arab countries will agree in the Khartoum summit the level of [financial] aid they will offer the Palestinian people," he said.
