Al-Quds city, Nov 6, SPA -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Mondaythat if Hamas participate in Palestinian legislative elections, then Israel would not hold joint meetings with Palestinians, and would make it difficult forHamas to campaign freely. Sharon made the comments before the Israeli parliament'sDefense and Foreign Affairs Committee, his spokesman, AsafShariv, said. In the past, the two sides have met to negotiatePalestinian prisoner releases, the handover of West Banktowns to Palestinian control, and a variety of otherissues. The Palestinians say that Israeli roadblocks throughoutthe West Bank must be lifted ahead of the Jan. 25 electionto allow candidates to campaign freely and to permit votersto travel to rallies and the polls, according to a report of the Associated Press.--SPA1320 Local Time 1020 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/301003