The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a left-wing group in Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Saturday launched in a popular rally marking its 46th anniversary, and slammed the ongoing peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

Jamil Majdalawi, a PFLP senior leader told thousands of the front's leaders and supporters in the rally held in western Gaza city that his group calls on the Palestinian peace negotiators to halt "the absurd talks" with Israel and presented an initiative for internal Palestinian unity.

"I call on the Palestinians to end their internal disputes and divisions and agree on common national interests to regain unity," said the top PFLP leader, calling on rival Fatah Party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip for reconciliation.

The PFLP opposes the peace talks with Israel, and supports ending the internal feuds between Fatah and Hamas. It has been calling on the two rivals to end their disputes and agree on a national strategy based on unity and struggle against Israel.

The PFLP leader called on Abbas to immediately form a national unity government in accordance with Hamas and other Palestinian factions and political powers, adding "this government will be for six months and will prepare for general Palestinian elections."

Meanwhile, Majdalawi slammed Hamas movement for the deteriorated humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. He urged Hamas to review its internal policy of ruling the strip and avoid anymore actions "which might deepen internal division."

In June 2007, Hamas had violently seized control of the Gaza Strip following weeks of infighting with Fatah and the security forces of Abbas. Since then, all efforts and mediations to end disputes between the two sides, mainly by the Egyptians, had so far failed to end their disputes and achieve reconciliation.

Majdalawi also slammed the ongoing direct peace talks, which are sponsored by the United States. He told the crowds that these talks "are absurd and harmful and contradict with the Palestinian national consensus," adding "certainly, the alternative to peace talks is all types of resistance."

The top leader of the left-wing group also called on the Palestinian leadership to also apply to the various organizations of the United Nations and call for holding an international peace conference based on international resolutions."

Majdalawi also criticized the United States position which mediates the direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, adding "The US can never be neutral and a fair mediator in order to achieve a just and a comprehensive peace in the region."

During the rally held in Gaza city, thousands of the group's supporters waved the red flags of the group and sang songs to mark the 46-year-anniversary of the group. Pictures of the group's leaders were waved as well as pictures of late Fatah and Hamas movements' leaders.

Meanwhile, Fawzi Barhoum, Hamas spokesman in Gaza said in a press statement emailed to Xinhua that the statements of US Secretary of State John Kerry that there is a significant progress in the direct peace talks "are just a way to market illusions."

After Kerry ended a three-day visit in the region, where he held talks with Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Kerry said on Friday that the two sides are more close than any time to reach an agreement and achieve peace in the region.

"Kerry is telling us lies. It is obvious that Kerry and his administration are biased to the Israeli occupation and his statements are made to win more time in order to help the occupation to finalize its Zionist program that aims at confiscating the legal rights of our people," said Barhoum.

Taher al-Nouno, an aid to Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haneya also said in a press statement that the Palestinians would never be committed to any future agreement reached between Israel and the Palestinians, adding that "the achievements which Kerry talks about are a disaster to our people."

The direct peace talks between the two sides were resumed in late July; however, after more than 20 rounds of direct talks between the two sides' negotiators, nothing has been achieved due to the endless Israeli policy of settlement building in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.