Prime Minister Ehud Olmert makes himself look better than former Meretz chairman Knesset Member Yossi Beilin "but in action is worse than MK Effie Eitam (National Union)," Palestinian Authority (PA) Fatah official Jibril Rajoub said Thursday.

Rajoub added that Fatah will respect a Hamas victory if it wins new elections but does not think that the rival terrorist party plans a military takeover in Judea and Samaria. Last June, Hamas staged a military coup in Gaza, severely beating Fatah forces and ousting its officials.