Hamas official Mahmoud Al-Zahar Hamas official Mahmoud Al-Zahar stated that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is not committed to the reconciliation deal. “Palestinian reconciliation will not take place, because   Abbas is trying to delay it, not work on it,” he said in a media statement.
Al-Zahar also said: “Abbas is not serious, because he demands to carry on parliamentary and presidential elections in May, while the government should be formed in January or February.
“How will the new government be able to secure the elections? What about the other issues in the reconciliation?” Al-Zahar questioned.
Al-Zahar considered the main obstacle to the reconciliation is President Abbas who depended on Israel and the US. According to Al-Zahar, this proved Abbas's non-commitment.
He also considered the Islamists winning elections in countries such as Tunisia and Morocco as "a normal thing", and that the "Arab Spring is helping the Palestinian cause".
“This region has lived 1400 years in the light of Islam, and then it was ruled by different ideals, that’s why people need to return to Islam, in order to ensure this nation's dignity and end a dark era in the history of our nation,” Al-Zahar said.
He added “It’s time to end this era and start with what people really want.”
Al-Zahar said that the Arab spring would end US imperialism, and help Palestinians and all Arabs regain their rights.
He also recalled how the US occupied Afghanistan and are now leaving it when the country "hates them even more".  "Then they occupied Iraq, which is turning into an enemy to America after all..and its war against what it calls 'terrorism' that led to the deterioration of its relationship with Pakistan,” Al-Zahar said.
Al-Zahar also warned of “Israeli propaganda” that aims to sow differences between religious and ethnic sects.
In addition, Al-Zahar send a clear message to Israel saying “the Palestinian people will not be alone any more, because all Arabs will support them, and Israel has to realise that their ability to continue their actions against the Palestinians has reduced to a great extent, so they are in a state of confusion.”
With regard to communication between Hamas and the West, Al- Zahar said there was "real progress in the attitudes of some European countries with Hamas and the rest of the Islamic movements, because these countries are realistic and trying to serve their interests by dealing with the party who has popular, while some European countries link their reactions with US policy.”