RAMALLAH, November 8, 2008 (WAFA)- The Palestinian Leadership was informed, Saturday that the Palestinian National Dialogue Conference was postponed till further notice, because of Hamas boycotting the dialogue sessions.

Secretary of the Palestinian Liberation Organization Executive Committee, Yasser Abed Rabbo stated that, “Hamas boycotting the Palestinian national dialogue is an attempt to disrupt the Egyptian efforts for Palestinian national reconciliation and to keep the Palestinian internal crisis.

He added that the Palestinian Leadership will not be part of any plan aiming at disrupting the Palestinian national dialogue, but will do of its best to make it succeed and bring back unity to the Palestinian people.

Fateh Central Committee Member, Nabil Sha’ath, commented, “our hearts are full of sorrow for this decision. We are ambitious to end the division and to bring back the Palestinian unity.”

Both leaders affirmed that there are no political prisoners  in the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Prisons, and that Fateh has consented the Egyptian Initiative as it is. They praised the tremendous efforts made by Egypt for making the Dialogue work out.

On the other hand, Nimer Hammad, President Abbas Political Advisor, stated, exclusively to WAFA, that, “since Egypt delivered the Initiative to the Palestinian factions, Hamas issued several statements containing objections aiming at disrupting the Palestinian national dialogue.”

In the same context, Palestinian People’s Party (PPP) Secretary General, Bassam Al-Salhi, and an official source in The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) criticized Hamas boycotting the Palestinian national dialogue sessions, and called to end the division and to bring back Palestinian national unity.