New Palestinian govt won't recognize Israel: Hamas
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The Palestinian unity government which will be formed under an agreement reached in Saudi Arabia will not recognize Israel, a political adviser to Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Saturday.
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The radical Palestinian group Hamas says it will boycott next month&#39;s election for a successor to the late Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat.
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The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) warned on Thursday that any preparations to form a new Palestinian leadership without the participation of Hamas would be illegal.
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Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said on  Friday several European states have pledged to send money to  the new Palestinian government, adding that key peace mediators  could also challenge the U.S. decision to shun the  Palestinians.
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Hamas said on Tuesday it still hoped Washington would soften its position toward a Palestinian unity government despite Israeli statements that the United States and Israel would shun it until it met several conditions.
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Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres said Wednesday that the national unity government that Palestinians are trying to establish would be nothing more than a "facade" because Hamas militants who would be represented aren't interested in peace.
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Hamas said on Sunday it received assurances from Egypt that Cairo has not reached an agreement with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's government that would exclude the Islamist group from running Gaza's border.
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Hamas rejected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's call for the deployment of international troops in the Gaza Strip, vowing on Saturday to attack them like other "occupation forces".
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A Hamas official described Israel&#039;s detention of dozens of lawmakers from the group as hostage-taking but would not say whether it would be willing to turn over an Israeli soldier for their release.
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GAZA CITY -- President Mahmoud Abbas's bumpy efforts to set up a Palestinian government acceptable to the West suffered a new setback yesterday when the prime minister from the Islamic militant Hamas group said he would not lead a coalition that recognizes Israel.
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Ignoring Hamas' vehement protests, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday swore in a new government without his political rivals, outlawed Hamas militias and said he'll push hard for a restoration of foreign aid to the Palestinians after a punishing 15-month boycott.
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WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday the United States had not yet decided how it would treat a new unity Palestinian government that includes Hamas, contradicting earlier suggestions that Washington would shun the new government.
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A new Palestinian unity government would   not object to President Mahmoud Abbas holding talks with   Israel, a senior Hamas official said on Tuesday.
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The Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas said on Wednesday it would boycott a Jan. 9 presidential election for a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas has frozen talks on forming a unity government   after Hamas said it would not accept existing peace deals with   Israel, an aide said on Sunday.
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The armed wing of Hamas rejected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's call for the deployment of international troops in the Gaza Strip, vowing on Saturday to attack them like other "occupation forces".
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Hamas on Saturday rejected as unconstitutional the government appointed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to replace a Hamas-led cabinet, and called for parliament to convene to try to reverse the decision.