A left-wing Palestinian legislature ruled out on Monday holding legislative and presidential elections before ending the current internal political split between Gaza and the West Bank.
Khaleda Jarar, also a Popular Front to Liberate Palestine (PFLP)leader said in a statement that the current disputes between rival Fatah and Hamas movements have totally paralyzed the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC).
The PLC, or the parliament of the Palestinian National Authority has completely stopped all its activities and holding regular legislative sessions after Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip by force last summer.
Since then, Gaza has been ruled by Hamas, while the West Bank is ruled by President Mahmoud Abbas. The president deposed Hamas government after it took control of Gaza, but Hamas rejected the decree and said it was illegal.
"The current status of political split had negatively affected the parliament's activities to hold regular weekly sessions and forming parliamentary committees that deal with political, social and economical issues," said Jarar.
She doubted that the ongoing Egyptian-Palestinian contacts and the expected comprehensive dialogue in Cairo would solve the deep disputes between the two rival movements, Fatah and Hamas.
"None of the two movements is ready to make even slight concessions for the sake of the Palestinian people, who suffer from poverty, unemployment and a political repression in both Gaza and West Bank," said Jarar.
A Fatah movement delegation is due to hold bilateral talks with senior Egyptian security officials in Cairo on Tuesday. A Hamas delegation is due to arrive in Cairo on Oct. 8 for the same purpose.
After Egypt finalizes the separate bilateral talks with each Palestinian faction to examine their views on ending the current split, it intends to call for a comprehensive dialogue in Cairo on the second half of next month.
Source:Xinhua
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