Conflict Palestinian Prime Minister of the Hamas government in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, participate in a parliament meeting discussing Palestinian rights in light of the upcoming U.S.-hosted Annapolis summit, in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007. The Islamic Hamas rulers of Gaza stepped up their verbal attacks on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday ahead of a U.S.-hosted Mideast conference, saying his policies had failed and undermined prospects for Palestinian statehood and unity."photo by Fady Adwan"