Fatah movement spokesman Ahmed Abdul Rahman warned on Sunday the ruling
Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) of using what he called the "policy of
axis," referring to Iran and Syria.
The warning came in response to a controversial speech made by exiled Hamas
Politburo Chief Khaled Meshaal in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday.
At a gathering to mark the second anniversary of an Israeli killing of Hamas
spiritual leader Ahmed Yassin, Meshaal accused Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas
and his Fatah movement of corruption and plotting to topple the Hamas-led
cabinet. Meshaal, however, said on Saturday that his statements were
misinterpreted.
"We reject any accusation and reject voices discrediting us," Abdul Rahman
told reporters.
He said that Meshaal's statements "could be understood that we have joined
Iran-Syria axis, this can not happen."
Both Iran and Syria have been under mounting U.S. pressure.
Meshaal's statements have caused tensions in the Palestinian streets, which
escalated to clashes between supporters of the two rival parties.
On Saturday, the parties reached an agreement to end the tensions under
Egyptian mediation.
