HAMAS URGES ABBAS TO SET UP ELECTION DATES, BOOST UP RECONCILIATION

Gaza, 13 Jumadil Awwal 1436/4 Maret 2015 (MINA) – Political bureau member of Hamas, Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, afternoon Tuesday (3/3) called on the Palestinian Authority Chairman, Mahmoud Abbas, to issue an edict setting up election dates.

Abu Marzouk urged, in statements posted on his Facebook page, the central council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to call for a meeting between all the factions who signed the reconciliation accord as means to heal the rift once and for all, Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

The senior Hamas official warned of intents to turn blind eyes to the calls launched by the Palestinian Legislative Council for an urgent PLO meeting so as to keep tabs on the socio-political developments.

He pointed to the current tension between Egyptians and Palestinians, calling for the need to prioritize national interests over partisan interests.

“Egypt’s interests and the Palestinians’ are one and the same. They are just indivisible,” he said. “Any discord between Egyptians and Palestinians will serve the Israeli occupation, only.”

A session of the PLO central council is expected to be held Wednesday and Thursday to address a chain of national issues. (T/P006/R03)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)