Abu Zuhri blasts Ramallah for sentencing Hamas supporters

Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, has blasted the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah for putting on trial and sentencing Hamas political activists.

Abu Zuhri, in a statement on Wednesday, denounced the PA court in Tulkarem for sentencing three Palestinians to six months imprisonment for affiliation with Hamas.

He also criticized the PA for continuing arrest campaigns and summonses against Hamas supporters and activists.

The spokesman said that such practices foil the positive atmosphere that followed the victory over the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza.

Abu Zuhri asked the Palestinian factions to play a role in curbing such practices in the West Bank.