Hamas condemns arrest order against president of Sudan
Gaza City - The de-facto government of the radical Islamist Hamas movement in Gaza condemned the International Criminal Court Wednesday for ordering the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
The Hague court issued a warrant against al-Bashir over atrocities committed in Sudan's western Darfur province.
Hamas' government spokesman Taher al-Noono in a written statement sent to reporters called the decision "unjust."
De-facto Hamas Prime Minister in Gaza Ismail Haniya two years ago had visited Sudan, which has good relations with Hamas, otherwise isolated by much of the international community.
"The Palestinian government denounces and condemns the international court's warrant. It considers it an unjust political decision and shows that the world's justice looks with one eye," said al-Noono.
The warrant expresses "the American will which ignores the real criminals of the Zionist leaders who committed awful massacres and crimes against our people."
Hamas government called on the leaders of the Arab and Islamic worlds "to move as quickly as possible and show full support for Sudan and its president against this unjust campaign that targets Sudan." (dpa)