A senior Hamas official's statement that the movement is open to talking with Americans has provoked angry reactions among members of the Palestinian Authority (PA), which accuses Hamas of trying to bypass the PA by establishing dialogue with Washington.
The Palestinian media didn't cover the statement until March 30, almost a month after Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad told Fox News in a Feb. 26 interview, “We are open to talk to the Americans, to the Europeans, to anyone, to discuss our cause and to talk about everything.”