Ismail Haniyeh, the prime minister of Hamas, confirmed that the Hamas movement is committed to constitute a government of national consensus.
"Hamas registered for the Palestinian legislative elections out of the principle of participation, not the strong-arm policy as it does not want to control the Palestinian political system," Haniyeh said to Anadolu Agency.
"Even if Hamas registered for the elections, it is committed to constitute a government of national consensus. We all have to take responsibility in this phase which is riskier than the phases of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict," he added.
Haniyeh believed that the upcoming elections are important as it might be the start of ending the inner conflict between Hamas and Fateh.
The elections aim at rebuilding the Palestinian political system which depends on the principle of participation.
"We are in front of an important phase. If we invested it well, we would move the Palestinian situation into a better phase," Haniyeh said.
The electoral list Hamas filed to the Central Commissions Commission last Monday included important messages about Jerusalem, martyrs, and Prisoners.
Hamas named the list "Al-Quds Our Destination" to confirm that Jerusalem is the capital, core, honor of Palestinians.
"The list, headed by Khalil al-Hayya, included important organs, mainly the symbolism of martyrs," Haniyeh said.
He emphasized the elections will go as planned.
Hamas and all official positions, including Fateh and the Palestinian Authority, are committed to keeping moving in the elections until the end.
"I realize that there are challenges and attempts by Israel to play in the elections, but we will not give up as it is a tool to rearrange the Palestinian house," Haniyeh said.
Regarding the delay of elections, he commented: "If any negative directions appeared, we would study them and took the right decisions."
Jibril Rajoub, a Palestinian Political leader in Fatah, stated in a press release last week that there were Israeli and Arabic pressures to cancel the elections, and Mahmoud Abbas rejected them.
Haniyeh mentioned that Israel is in a real dilemma as its parties are unable to constitute a government.
"Israel has no longer been as powerful as the past. Real changes indicate that there is no future for Israel on the Palestinian land," he added.
The results of Israel's elections indicated that the Israeli people tend to the Right Party and extremism, and the Left Party is about to disappear. Haniyeh said, "Zionism does not recognize the Palestinian people and their rights."
Haniyeh looks positively at the current developments in the region, especially after the departure of Donald Trump.
"The political brutality which accompanied Trump in his rule might not go on with Biden," he said.
The Gulf reconciliation, the Egyptian-Turkish close relations, the resolving of the Libya problem, and the Yemen problem give a glimpse of hope that what is coming is good for the Palestinians and the whole region.
Haniyeh confirmed that they appreciate Turkey's support of the Palestinian cause and its role in helping the Palestinian resist the blockade imposed on Gaza.
Haniyeh warned of the normalization of relations between Israel and the Arabic countries.
"The risks of the normalization of relations with Israel cannot be unseen as it is among the plans of Trump's former administration," he said.
"The deal of the century and the normalization of relations with Israel build security alliances between Israel and the Arab countries. Hence, there are attempts to use this policy to force Palestine to accept all solutions hitting the constant rights of the Palestinians," he added.
Haniyeh realized that his movement does not want to more the Palestine-Israel conflict into a conflict with the Arab countries, even though Hamas rejects all shapes of normalization.
He pointed out the Israeli blockade imposed on Gaza is the longest.
He thanked Egypt for opening the Rafah crossing and added, "the relations with Egypt have been good for a while and the commercial movement through the Rafah crossing is going well."
He welcomed the Egyptian-Turkish close relations and confirmed that this leaves good effects on Palestine; any conflicts between the Arabic or Islamic countries affect Palestine negatively.
"There are central countries in the region that are historically known and play a strategic role such as Egypt, Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia," he commented.
He added, "any conflict between the Arabic and Islamic countries leave negative effects on the nations, their future, and the Palestinian cause as they pave the way for Israel to implement its projects of Judaism and settlement."
Source : Safa