AJC Condemns Hamas Missile Attack on School Bus

["Ari Gordon" <gordona@ajc.org>]

AJC Condemns Hamas Missile Attack on School Bus

April 7, 2011 - New York -- AJC called for international condemnation of the
Hamas regime in Gaza after an anti-tank missile landed next to a school bus
in southern Israel.

"Today's attack that critically injured an Israeli teenager on a school bus
and wounded the driver shows clearly again that Hamas holds no regard for
human life or interest in supporting any efforts to achieve
Israeli-Palestinian peace," said AJC Executive Director David Harris.

Thousands of rockets and mortars have been fired from Gaza since Israel left
the coastal territory in 2005, and transferred it to the Palestinian
Authority. The situation has worsened since Hamas violently seized control
of Gaza in a coup against the PA in June 2007.

"To reaffirm a commitment to achieve a negotiated two-state peace agreement,
it is essential that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas return to
the direct talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu," said
Harris. "Resuming negotiations also would signal clear PA opposition to the
destructive Hamas approach."

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