Palestinian Information Center
June 25, 2003

Washington - The USA will ask the European countries during the NATO summit today in Washington to include the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, in the list of terrorist organizations, according to an American official.

He recalled that his country had previously tabled the same request with the Europeans but French opposition foiled the attempt.

The European Community distinguishes between Hamas’ military and political activities. The French foreign minister last week opposed a proposal to blacklist the Hamas Movement.

France asserted that its position came in unison with majority of EC members.

The French foreign ministry denied Washington’s accusations that Paris was giving a blind eye to Hamas’ fund-raising campaigns on French territory and was impeding the adoption of a firmer EC policy against that Palestinian Movement.

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