Tasnim� A senior member of the political bureau of Hamas said Palestinians have united to reject the so-called �deal of the century� plan initiated by the US government, saying there is a consensus among them to restore the Palestinians� rights.

Khalil al-Hayya said the Palestinian nation is determined to foil plots to obliterate the Palestinian issue as it has thwarted such conspiracies in the past.

�Our nation has a common stance on the boycott of the Bahraini conference and the struggle against the deal of the century and conspiracy to eliminate Palestine,� he noted.

The Hamas official further pointed to �the Great March of Return� protests and said the Palestinian people are determined to continue the marches until full realization of their goals.

Earlier this week, a leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement condemned an upcoming US-Israeli conference in Bahrain as a plot to pave the way for implementation of �the deal of century�, calling on Muslims to stand up against such plots aimed at consigning the Palestinian issue to oblivion.

The White House announced on Sunday that Bahrain will host a workshop on June 25-26 in the capital Manama, where �government, civil society and business leaders will share ideas, discuss strategies and galvanize support for potential investments and initiatives that could be made possible by a peace agreement.�

The announcement came as a surprise to Palestinian officials in Ramallah. They said that they were not consulted about the conference and stressed that the only way to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was through a political, and not economic, solution.

The officials said, however, that a final decision on Palestinian participation in the conference would be made by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas after consulting with senior PLO and Fatah leaders, according to local reports