Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal rejected suggestions the radical group should disarm following its shock victory in Palestinian elections, in an interview with an Italian newspaper published Friday. Meshaal said in Damascus that the internationally sponsored roadmap for Middle East peace was “unacceptable,” and that talk of forming a coalition with the moderate Fatah, which it thrashed in the polls, was “premature”.“The roadmap is unacceptable,” Meshaal told the daily La Repubblica, saying it imposed strict conditions on the Palestinians while asking too little of Israel. Meshaal - who survived an Israeli assassination bid in 1997 - said the radical group would “certainly not” lay down its arms as long as much as its territory was occupied. “Only force has produced results,” he said, citing Israel’s recent withdrawal from Gaza. However, he denied his group sought the destruction of Israel, saying its statute had been misunderstood in the West.