By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A senior Hamas official in Syria says his group is boycotting upcoming Palestinian reconciliation talks with rival Fatah.
Deputy Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouk blames Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for the talks' collapse. He says the group's decision to stay away was taken after Fatah failed to release Palestinian prisoners from its jails.
The talks were to start in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday. The two feuding sides were to discuss forming a joint government, rebuilding security forces and setting a date for presidential and legislative elections.
Abu Marzouk told The Associated Press Saturday that Fatah had reneged on a pledge to release Hamas prisoners it holds ahead of the dialogue.
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