Hamas did not raise its ceiling on the national reconciliaiton

[ 06/03/2011 - 11:51 AM ]

GAZA, (PIC)-- The Hamas Movement denied it has raised the ceiling on the national reconciliation after the uprisings that took place in the Arab world, stressing that the parameters that it talked about were the aspirations of all Palestinians.

Senior Hamas official Ismail Radwan said on Saturday that Fatah faction wanted the reconciliation in order to serve its negotiation agenda and not to achieve the national unity or a genuine political partnership.

Radwan affirmed that his Movement's renewed talk about the parameters of the national reconciliation has nothing to do with the changes taking place in the Arab arena, but it is greatly related to the documents of Al-Jazeera channel that revealed the Fatah-controlled Palestinian authority's conspiracies against the Palestinian people.

In this regard, professor of political science Abdusattar Qassem stated that Hamas and Fatah factions are concerned with pleasing the Palestinian street through calling for ending the internal division.

Qassem added in a press statement to the Palestinian information center (PIC) Fatah wants to end the division in order for Mahmoud Abbas and his security apparatuses to return to Gaza and Hamas seeks the reconciliation in order to protect the national constants.

He underlined that the changes in the Arab world put pressure on Fatah's authority in Ramallah city and now it is losing the ground it is standing on because of its positions.

The high committee of Hamas prisoners in Israeli jails stated in its weekly letter on Saturday that Hamas is keen on achieving national reconciliation more than any other faction, but on strong national bases that could address the division from its roots.

The committee emphasized that the national reconciliation means an end to the security cooperation with the Israeli occupation and the rebuilding of the security apparatuses and the Palestinian liberation organization (PLO) on national and professional foundations.

The letter added that the reconciliation should ensure the holding of free and fair elections within two years in order for the current legislative council to assume its role and the formation of a new central election committee.

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