Dr.Yousouff Al-Mansi,HousingMinisterofthe Hamas government in Gaza,condemned theIsraeli governmentThursday, following passage of a law to encouragesettlementthroughout the land of Israel, andemphasized that this isa racist lawthat goes againstallinternationallaws and treaties, according to the Al-Kassam Website, associated with Hamas. His comments came despite the removal of the word "Zionist" from language of the law to conform to international standards.
In a statement, Dr. Al-Mansicalled for the Palestinian Authorityto stopnegotiations andsecurity cooperationwithIsrael,andstressed thatthe negotiationsdid not achieveresultsbecause "the Zionistpromises areworthless."