Abbas accuses Hamas of avoiding national reconciliation
In a pre-recorded speech aired Sunday on the Palestinian state-run satellite television, Abbas accused Islamic Hamas movement of trying to avoid national Palestinian reconciliation, adding that ``Hamas' campaign regarding delaying Goldstone report discussion has revealed its real goals in evading the maturity of signing the reconciliation'' and its willingness to consolidate its control over Gaza strip, Abbas uttered.
Hamas threatened to boycott next week's Palestinian reconciliation talks, accusing president Mahmud Abbas of arresting hundreds of members of the Islamist movement.