Hamas urges national dialogue after Palestinian elections postponed to next year

Palestinian resistance group Hamas said late Saturday that the postponement of Palestinian elections until next September should pave the way for a “comprehensive national dialogue,” expressing readiness to take part, Anadolu reports. It said conditions are not in place for free and fair elections in the occupied Palestinian territories, including occupied East Jerusalem. Hamas said it is ready to join “serious and productive” talks to reach binding agreements on restructuring Palestinian institutions, particularly the Palestinian National Council and Legislative Council. It also urged an agreement on a national strategy covering a common political program, arrangements for a transitional period and confronting serious Israeli threats to the Palestinian cause, particularly in the Gaza Strip. READ: Palestinian president postpones legislative elections to Sept. […]