Leftist gov't disaster no less than Netanyahu

Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud a-Zahar has made it clear that the danger of leftist Israeli parties for Palestinians is no less than the ruling Likud party.

"The Left will drag Abu Mazen (PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas) to negotiations for talks that will continue 500 years," said a-Zahar.

The Hamas leader noted "what interests us is who will be our enemy in the next war. A leftist government is a disaster to the Palestinians no less than (Binyamin) Netanyahu - during the time they're dragging negotiations, the settlements will be expanded and the (West) Bank will be destroyed."