UK warning on Hamas boycott
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A British parliamentary committee says the decision to boycott Hamas is unsustainable.
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Hamas warned Tony Blair on Saturday that his credibility as the new international Mideast peace envoy will be damaged if he ignores the Islamic militant group.
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A leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas announced Wednesday that its members will boycott presidential elections scheduled for January 9, reports the Associated Press.
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The home secretary has warned Muslims to beware of their children being &quot;brainwashed&quot; by Islamist extremists, but his call was disrupted by protests against recent crackdowns on Muslims.
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Hamas boycotts an emergency session of the Palestinian parliament called by President Mahmoud Abbas.
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The British foreign secretary has called for restraint from the Israelis after causing &quot;unnecessary suffering&quot; during recent military incursions into the Gaza Strip.
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Hamas's armed wing threatened on Tuesday to storm security headquarters controlled by the rival Fatah faction in Gaza City unless they are evacuated immediately, an ultimatum verging on a declaration of war.
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A Hamas leader says the group will consider stopping attacks ahead of elections if Israel does the same.
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The international Red Cross issued a dire warning on the state of basic services in Gaza on Tuesday, calling on Israel to lift a blockade it has imposed in response to increased rocket attacks by Palestinian militants.
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The charity Christian Aid blasted on Sunday British policy in the Middle East, accusing the government of exacerbating the unrest in the Middle East by refusing to engage with the Islamist group Hamas.
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The head of the university lecturers' union will today urge members not to back calls for an academic boycott of Israel.
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Hamas threatened to launch a new uprising against Israel on Saturday when hundreds of thousands of Islamist supporters rallied in Gaza City to mark the group's 20th anniversary.
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The European Union on Friday condemned the &quot;violent&quot; seizure of power by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which Britain labelled a &quot;coup d&#39;etat&quot; against beleaguered Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who wants to dismantle some settlements and withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank, warned Sunday of a crackdown because some of his opponents on the religious right are threatening violence.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Hamas urged the West on Friday to accept a new Palestinian unity government but leading officials from the Islamist group said they would never recognize Israel nor abide by existing peace accords.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei condemned an Israeli air strike that killed 14 Hamas militants in unusually harsh terms yesterday, warning the attack will invite a tough response from the militant group and saying retaliation will be ''justified.&quot;
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Hamas's government in the Gaza Strip called on Thursday on Palestinian militants to stop firing rockets and mortar bombs at border crossings with Israel that are used to bring food and other supplies into the territory.