Palestinian Hamas demands supports the uprising and ending negotations

The Palestinian Islamic resistance (Hamas) asked the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to leave the government and to allow the Palestinian people the chance to choose a new leadership.

Ibrahim Ghosha, the spokesman of Hamas, urged the Palestinian leaders not to stop the new Palestinian uprising.

In Damascus, the public and the democratic fronts for liberating Palestine urged in a joint statement to stop the negotiations held by the Palestinian government with Israel.

The statement urged on returning to resistance to defend Jerusalem and its Arabic character.