Special report: Crisis between Israel and Palestine

    GAZA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Hamas-led Palestinian government on Wednesday slammed the U.S. administration for giving a green light to Israel's unilateral act.

    Commenting on a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and U.S. President George W. Bush in Washington, cabinet spokesman Ghazi Hamad told the Voice of Palestine that "the American green light encourages Israel to shamelessly say that there is no Palestinian partner, though President Mahmoud Abbas has repeatedly showed readiness to negotiate with the Israeli side."

    "They (Israelis) want to create a Jewish state based on a Jewish majority with 35 percent of West Bank lands and keep the Palestinians in isolated cantons," Hamad said.

    As for the ongoing financial crisis facing the cabinet, Hamad held the United States responsible for an Israeli siege on the Palestinians.

    "Unfortunately, America does not deal with us in a moral manner, so we have to try every available way to bring money in," he said.

    The European Union and the United States have cut off aid to the Palestinian National Authority since the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) formed a government in late March.

    Hamas is asked to renounce violence, recognize Israel and honor previous Palestinian-Israeli agreements.

    The Hamas-led government has had assurance of aid from some Arab and Muslim nations, but aid delivery has been delayed since no bank is willing to help transfer money.

    Hamas has accused the United States of threatening to impose sanctions on banks if they transfer money to the Hamas-led government. Enditem