Islamic Jihad representative Dr. Nafez Azzam arrives for the meeting with interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, at Abbas' office in Gaza City, late Tuesday Nov.16, 2004. The militant group Hamas on Tuesday dismissed a call from Abbas for a halt to attacks against Israelis in the run-up to a Jan. 9 election to replace the late Yasser Arafat . (AP Photo/Adel Hana)