PFLP terms Sharon's departure failure of Israeli politics

The Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said on Monday that the departure of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon from the ruling Likud party shows that Israel's politics is a failure.

"Sharon's resignation shows the failure of Israel's repressive policies in subjugating the Palestinians," the group said in a statement to reporters.

"The resignation is a second shake for the political map in Israel after the earthquake of Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and dismantling the former settlements there," it added.

The group meanwhile called for more Palestinian unity in not responding to any pressure aimed at forcing the Palestinians to abandon any of their national interests.

Sharon officially quit on Monday the Likud party which he helped found three decades ago to form a new centrist party.

Source: Xinhua