Hamas spokesman, Hazem Kassem:
It is strange that some people get angry when they talk about the erosion of the legitimacy of the institutions of power.
The legitimacy of the national institutions derives mainly from the people and their ability to embody their national hopes and aspirations and their commitment to the law.
The Authority has not renewed its legitimacy for more than twenty years and has failed to achieve the minimum aspirations of our people for freedom.
The law was broken, institutions were confiscated for their partisan interests, nepotism and regionalism were widespread, and political division increased.
We say this not out of a fight, but to work towards finding a basis for joint national action and agreement between all the elements on a strategy to deal with Israel's projects.