Bethlehem - Ma'an - Ma'an has learned that Dr Mustapha Barghouthi has met with President Abbas in Ramallah, and discussed with him the latest developments to end the current crisis over government formation. Dr Barghouthi spoke with Khalid Mash'al in Damascus, before heading to the Gaza Strip to meet Prime Minister Haniyeh.
It is expected that he is next going to meet again with the prime minister, and is expected to have long discussion with him.
Asked about the Israeli military attack on the strip, Dr Barghouthi stated that 'the brutal Israeli aggression on the strip, and the rest of the Palestinian territories, should be the motivation to form the government immediately.'