Hamas condemns Netanyahu's pledge to annex Jordan Valley if re-elected The spokesman for the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Fawzi Barhoum, condemns Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pre-election pledge to annex the West Bank's Jordan Valley. Battling to win re-election in September 17 polls, Netanyahu issued the deeply controversial pledge on Tuesday night, drawing firm condemnation from the Palestinians, Arab states, the United Nations and the European Union. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES