RAMALLAH, December 20, 2005, (WAFA)- Head of the PLO Negotiations Affairs Department, Dr. Saeb Ereikat, called Tuesday the Quartet Committee and the international community to immediately intervene to end the Israeli measures targeting hampering the Palestinian legislative elections.

In an interview with WAFA, Ereikat said he delivered letters to the members of the Quartet and to the UN secretary General, and the concerned parties to end the Israeli attempts of hampering the imminent elections on 25 of January 2006.

He added that he reiterated, in his letters, that the Quartet should oblige Israel to facilitate the electoral process in East Jerusalem.

Dr. Ereikat refused the position of the US Congress and the EU Chief of Security and Foreign Affairs, Javier Solana, who object the participation of Hamas in elections. He reiterated that "any intervention in the Palestinian internal affairs is totally rejected."

He added that the American Congress and other parties should respect the choice of the Palestinian people, concluding by saying that any party tries to curb the elections, leads the area into more chaos and bloodshed.... S.A.S. (21:35 P) (19:35 GMT)