AL-KHALIL, June 3 (IslamOnline.net) - Palestinian politicians and analysts were doubtful Tuesday, June 3, that the twin summits of Sharm El-Sheikh and Aqaba would come up with any results serving the Palestinian cause, noting that they would only reaffirm U.S. bias towards Israel.

"Hamas rejects the U.S.-driven roadmap, because it does not even meet the minimum of the Palestinian demands," Abdal Aziz al-Rantisi, a senior leader of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas told IslamOnline.net Tuesday.

"The rubber-stamp acceptance of the roadmap by the Palestinian Authority and participation in Sharm El-Sheikh summit signifies that the Palestinian government will hold the door wide open for very dangerous concessions that could lead to the loss of the Palestinian right to exist on their homeland and kill the Palestinian cause," he warned.

On Aqba summit between U.S. President George W. Bush, Palestinian Premiere Mahmoud Abbas and his Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon, Rantisi said it would be "a stumbling block in the face of the Palestinian Jihad," anticipating its failure "just like its previous sisters."

The two summits are aimed at "saving Sharon from the current limbo, provide security and stability to the occupation, cripple the (Palestinian) resistance and convince the Palestinian, Arab and Muslim peoples that the dormant Mideast process has been revived, not to mention beautifying the already tarnished U.S. image," Rantisi aid.

The Islamic Jihad, for its part, described the roadmap as "a security vision to protect Israel's interests and is aimed at brining the Intifada and resistance to a halt.

"These meetings are a bid to nib the Intifada in the bud and killing the Palestinian cause stone dead," Nafez Azzam, a senior Jihad leader, told IOL.

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) also echoed the same pessimistic tone, asserting that the two summits would prove futile.

"We expect nothing out of the two summits. Any meetings held on the basis of the roadmap and other similar political plans that do not stipulate full withdrawal of Israeli occupation from the 1967 borders, establishment of a Palestinian state with Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) as its capital and the return of Palestinian refugees to return to their homeland, would only bring more killings," Jameel Magdalawi said.

He asserted that the Palestinian people would pursue the resistance until defeating the occupation.

The Democratic Front of the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) dismissed the two summits as a part of "a campaign of dictations imposed on Palestinian leadership and people.

"The roadmap is not negotiable and should be implemented as it is," Taha Nassar, a leader of the DFLP in the West Bank, said.

Hani al-Masri, director general of publications with the Palestinian information ministry, said the Palestinian people do not want the summiteers only pay lip service and want to see some curial steps on the ground.

"We hope they would not be PR meetings," said Masri.

He believes that the two summits target "a respite," given the latest developments in postwar Iraq, U.S. failure to find weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in the war-scarred country, rising Iraqi resistance and Israeli economic and security crises.

"We do not expect a real success (for the two summits) but the U.S. president would not emerge from the talks empty hands," said Masri.

Hafez al-Barghouthi, editor-in-chief of the Palestinian Al-Haya Al-Gadeeda newspaper, said the Palestinians want Israel to commit itself to the provisions of the roadmap without any amendments.

Palestinians would not accept any kind of underground Israeli-U.S. understandings regarding the implementation of the peace plan was propagated by the Israelis, he added.

"The summiteers reckon that the two summits would prove successful, but the real success would be judged on the ground and the U.S. credibility would be put to the test," said Barghouthi.

He asserted that the "Israelis want to win some more time until the U.S. presidential elections when President Bush will be preoccupied with his elections campaign and would not be able to do any thing."

Emad al-Falouji, a Palestinian MP and former communications minister, said he does not expect much from the two summits.

"The U.S. is biased towards Israel and fully mindful of its reservations on the roadmap, and that is why it does not lay serious pressure on Israel to put the peace plan into effect," said Falouji.

"We had expected tangible measures before the summits such as easing the Israeli blockade and stopping incursions but nothing has happened."

Outgoing Palestinian minister of negotiations, Saeb Erekat, said Palestinians hope the roadmap would be implemented immediately without any procrastination, noting that Sharon always seeks to "beat around the bush."