A member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said
yesterday that Prime Minster Ismail Haneya wants to form a national coalition
"to face the international pressure on the Palestinian people."
Kayed al-Ghoul, a member of PFLP's political bureau, made the remarks in an
interview with "Voice of Palestine."
"Haneya seeks a national unity which enables all Palestinian parties to join
a national government that empowers Palestinians to face international force,"
said al-Ghoul.
His comments came one day after Haneya told representatives of Palestinian
factions excluding Fatah that he is still willing to form an expanded coalition
government.
However, al-Ghoul said he didn't expect Haneya to adopt political agenda of
the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), which Hamas denied as the sole
representative of the Palestinian people.
Earlier, al-Ghoul said that Hamas' refusal to recognize the PLO as the only
legitimate representative of all Palestinians was the reason why the PFLP
refused to join the Hamas-led cabinet.
Hamas, which is sworn to Israel's destruction, is facing heavy financial and
diplomatic pressure from the U.S. government, the EU and Israel because it
refuses to recognize Israel, renounce violence and accept previous agreements.