Hamas insists that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas does not have the legitimacy to negotiate on behalf of the Palestinians, and that any deal he reaches with Israel is not binding. Hamas claims to be the Palestinians’ true representative, having won the majority of seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in January 2006 (the PLC’s term expired in January 2010, but fresh elections have yet to be held).
哈马斯坚称巴民族权力机构主席阿巴斯根本没有代表巴人谈判的合法性，因此他与以色列达成的任何协议都是无效的。哈马斯还自称是巴勒斯坦人的真正代表，因为该组织在2006年1月的巴勒斯坦立法委员会选举中赢得了大多数席位（该委员会任期于今年1月届满，却尚未举行重选）。