Infolive.tv - Israel News - The Hamas group on Sunday rejected the rival Fatah movement's nominee for prime minister. Under the unity deal, Hamas and Fatah agreed to set up an interim government of technocrats, or ministers who are not members of any political movement, in the run-up to elections within a year. At a meeting late on Saturday, Fatah's Central Committee, the movement's highest decision-making body, named Fayyad, a former World Bank economist, as its candidate for prime minister. Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is a political independent, but Hamas sees him as a political figure. Jamal Mhesen, a Fatah Central Committee member, said Fatah wanted a prime minister who could attract international support -- a leader "whose job would be to end the blockade of Gaza, not to cause a blockade in the West Bank, too". It was not clear whether Hamas' announcement Sunday was a final decision, or a bargaining tactic as the sides gear up to fill Cabinet posts.
