According to Bloomberg, the spokesman for Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, said the documents were "clear evidence that the Palestinian Authority colluded with the oc-cupation, and it reflects its role in eliminating the just Palestinian cause." The report comes as world powers seek ways to bring Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table after direct peace talks broke down in September in a dispute over Jewish settlements and occupied Jerusalem. The Mideast Quartet - consisting of the UN, the EU, the US and Russia - are set to meet next month in an urgent bid to renew peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. "The leak can be a major setback for further peace talks. Not only may it intensify the internal contradictions among Palestinians, but it also shows that Palestinian negotiators will play well in the Arab world," Yin Gang, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times Monday. Agencies and Wang Zixuan contributed to this story |