Hamas urges Palestinian president to declare failure of Israel "settlement"

[Unattributed report from Gaza: "Hamas Advises Abbas to Declare Failure of Settlement, Return to Internal Dialogue"]

The Hamas movement on Saturday urged PNA chief Mahmoud Abbas to officially declare the failure of the settlement talks with Israeli occupation and to return to internal, national dialogue.

Dr Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, said in a press release that Abbas's visit to Washington had ended in complete failure as affirmed by Abbas himself in a statement to the AP. Such failure proved that American President George Bush's allegation of supporting the creation of a Palestinian state before end of his term in office by the end of 2008 was a sheer lie and deception. Hamas calls on Abbas to return to talks with Palestinian forces to build a solid internal front in face of Israeli aggression, Abu Zuhri concluded. [Passage omitted]

Source: Palestinian Information Centre website in English 26 Apr 08

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