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Haneya on Mideast conference
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Source: CCTV.com | 11-23-2007 13:38
Special Report: Mideast Peace Conference
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Palestinian Prime Minister of the Hamas government in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, participates in a meeting of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
Hamas leader Ismail Haneya has called the upcoming Annapolis conference "stillborn". He also says it's doubtful it will bring any benefits to the Palestinians.
A recent Palestinian poll by independent "Near East Consulting" indicates that 57 percent of Palestinians do not believe the conference will lead to progress in Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking.
Just over 60 percent of respondents said they wanted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to attend the conference.
Ismail Haneya, Hamas leader, said, "We believe that this conference was born dead and it will not achieve any right of the Palestinian people and their political aspirations."
Editor:Zhang Pengfei
