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June 24, 2007 
Hamas Considers Egypt Summit
A Bid to Isolate It

Gaza
A senior Hamas leader Sunday termed the four-way summit to be held at Sharm al-Sheikh Monday as a bid to kill the Islamic movement which took control of the Gaza Strip.

The summit will also achieve President (Mahmoud) Abbas and Israel's dream of destroying Hamas, said Khalil Abu Laila, Hamas' foreign relations chief.

Abbas, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordanian King Abdullah will sit together Monday in the Egyptian sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh to discuss the situation after Hamas took control of Gaza.

But Abu Laila insisted that Olmert would be the only winner of the meeting, as he will "try to open new aspects to normalize ties with more Arab states".

After Hamas seized all security compounds in Gaza, Abbas has sacked the Hamas-led coalition government and formed an emergency administration of Fatah and independent ministers who are based in West Bank.

Abbas also rejected Hamas' calls for dialogue unless their gunmen withdraw from the Palestinian Authority buildings in Gaza.

According to Abu Laila, Abbas rejection of talks was "submission to the Zionist and American conditions and a despair attempt to tighten the international siege on Hamas". 

Xinhua | June 24, 2007  

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