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Abbas, Hamas PM agree to continue talks to bridge difference

    GAZA, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haneya agreed on Wednesday to continue talks over a statehood proposal in a bid to bridge differences and avoid a showdown in a coming referendum.

    Haneya, who is also a senior leader of the now ruling Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), told reporters after a meeting with Abbas in Gaza that they agreed to continue a national dialogue over the proposal in order to overcome differences.

Palestinian lawmaker slams Hamas' rejection to referendum

   RAMALLAH, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian legislator Hanan Ashrawi on Tuesday slammed the ruling Islamic Resistance Movement(Hamas)'s rejection of a referendum on a proposal seeking statehood which implicitly recognizes Israel.

   Ashrawi, who is from the Third Way party in the parliament, told local radio the "Voice of Palestine" that the plebiscite was a chance to let the Palestinian people have a say on key political issues, criticizing parliament speaker and senior Hamas leader Aziz Dweik for terming the referendum as illegal during Monday's parliament session.

It is wrong to go for referendum: PFLP

    GAZA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said on Monday that a referendum, announced by President Mahmoud Abbas, is wrong and useless and it would lead to internal troubles.

    PFLP politburo member Rabah Mhana told reporters after a meeting with Abbas in Gaza that his party could try to push the idea of postponing the referendum during the parliament's special session to avoid more contradictions.

PLC holds special session to debate Abbas' referendum

    RAMALLAH, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) convened on Monday to debate the legality of a popular referendum called by President Mahmoud Abbas to be held on July 26on a proposal seeking Palestinian statehood.

    The session was being holding amid mixed reactions from ruling and opposition Palestinian factions.

Fatah urges for govt quit because of Hamas refusal to referendum

    RAMALLAH, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Fatah movement on Monday urged the ruling Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)-led government to quit because of its rejection to a scheduled referendum that President Mahmoud Abbas called for to be held on July 26.

    Fatah spokesman Ahmed Abdel Rahman made the call to reporters here Monday, one day after Hamas and the Islamic Jihad (Holy War) held a joint news conference to express rejection to the referendum.

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