Abbas says unity talks with Hamas at dead end
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JERICHO, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on a new push for Middle East peace, said on Thursday talks on a unity government with Hamas had reached a "dead end".
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Moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that peace talks with Israel must continue despite the escalating confrontation between Israel and the Hamas government in Gaza.
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Hamas is serious about coalition talks with President Mahmoud Abbas and wants them to succeed, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Sunday.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday he was considering options open to him after the failure of talks with the governing Hamas faction over creating a unity government.
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, prime minister of the Palestinian government dismissed by President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah, called for renewed talks on Saturday between the factions, Haniyeh's office said.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas   reached a deal with Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on   Monday to form a unity government that the Palestinians hope   will end their international isolation and revive aid.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas traveled to the Gaza Strip on Monday to try to end infighting between Palestinian factions and to work with the Hamas-led Cabinet to form a national unity government.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday his efforts to reach a power-sharing agreement with the militant group Hamas have collapsed, raising concerns a deadlock will lead to more factional fighting after deadly weekend clashes.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and   Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Monday reached a deal   to form a unity government that the Palestinians hope will end   their international isolation and revive aid.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The rival Hamas and Fatah parties froze talks yesterday on forming a Palestinian unity government, Fatah officials said. This was a new setback in efforts to form a more moderate coalition acceptable to the West.
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In what looked ever more like civil war, the forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas battled those of the Islamist prime minister across Gaza on Tuesday and their unity government headed for collapse.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said   on Monday he had reached a deal with Prime Minister Ismail   Haniyeh of Hamas over forming a unity government that the   Palestinians hope will end their international isolation.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signaled he is giving up on forming a moderate government to replace the one headed by the militant Islamic Hamas, a decision that could lead to violence or new elections &#151; or both.
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Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas voiced   conflicting views on Wednesday on unity government policies   central to the resumption of international aid to the   Palestinian Authority.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas on Monday put off talks with Hamas aimed at   breaking a stalemate over forming a unity government, in a sign   of deep internal divisions.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Hamas rivals prepared on Tuesday for talks on a unity government, with less than two weeks to go until a new bid to revive stalled peace negotiations with Israel.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas in Gaza on Thursday for talks aimed at finalizing a unity government deal, a Palestinian official said.