Special
report: Internal situation in
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GAZA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Information
Minister Yousef Rezka said on Saturday that talks on Palestinian unity
government would resume between Hamas and Fatah following brief suspension.
Rezka admitted the two mainstream factions of Hamas
and Fatah have controversy concerning the distribution of major portfolios of
the upcoming coalition government.
Other factions have criticized Hamas and Fatah for
excluding them of the talks, but Rezka said an expanded meeting implying all
factions would be held when Hamas and Fatah reach mutual agreement first.
The portfolios of the unity government would be
commissioned to every party according to its share in the parliament.
Hamas will have about nine portfolios while Fatah
will have almost six. The other portfolios of the 24-ministry coalition would be
given to minor factions and independents. Meanwhile, a spokesman for Hamas
lawmakers Salah al-Bardawil called for separating between the talks on the unity
government and the discussion of a ceasefire with Israel.
Al-Bardawil revealed that new conditions have
appeared on the way towards forming the unity government, including the release
of the Israeli soldier held hostage in Gaza, stopping of rocket attacks against
Israel and end arms smuggling.
"These conditions and demands have never been on the
agenda in the past," al-Bardawil said.
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his own Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Fatah Movement on a unity
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