Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad have again called for a unified leadership to be set up following Yasser Arafat’s death. Their call came at a meeting in Gaza with Mahmoud Abbas, who has replaced Arafat as leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). The groups want to be part of a joint leadership until presidential elections scheduled for early January 2005. For now, both groups are refusing to participate in the election.Full Story