EU, U.S. in Contact with Hamas, Group Leader Says
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The United States and the European Union are in contact with Palestinian militant group Hamas despite having listed it as a terrorist organization, a Hamas leader said in an interview broadcast on Monday.
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RAFAH, Egypt  - A leading member of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas entered Egypt from Gaza on Thursday to resume talks with the Egyptian government on arrangements at the border, a security source said.
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The European Union will maintain its wait-and-see policy toward a Palestinian unity government until Hamas and Fatah agree on a division of Cabinet posts and finalize a policy toward Israel, a top official said Monday.
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Israel sought on Monday to shore up European support for a U.S.-backed strategy of isolating Hamas in Gaza while freeing funds for President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency cabinet in the occupied West Bank.
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Israel has responded coolly to reports of secret contacts with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana has revealed there has been some contacts, but he has
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European Union foreign policy chiefJavier Solana has confirmed that he had secret meetings with the Palestinian group Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) in an interview with the BBC that was broadcast on Thursday.
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President Bush is expected to call on Europe to assume a key role in helping the new Palestinian leadership build and support institutions and prepare for negotiations
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An Israeli minister calls for Hamas to be invited to an upcoming peace conference in the US.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Hamas' top leader in Saudi Arabia next week in another effort to negotiate a national unity government agreement, an aide to Abbas said Friday.
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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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SHTOURA, Lebanon -- A senior Hamas official expressed hope yesterday that the United States and the European Union would be fairer in mediating the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but he said his group would continue its resistance even if a Palestinian state is established.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A Hamas leader said the  militant group could accept creation of a Palestinian state in  the West Bank and Gaza and a long-term truce with Israel,  signaling a possible new overture to end hostilities.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas yesterday accused the United States of undermining efforts to form a new coalition government, and he called on Europe to take the lead in lifting international sanctions against the Palestinians.
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Al-Qaida's deputy leader called on Muslims around the world to back Hamas with weapons, money and attacks on U.S. and Israeli interests in a Web audiotape Monday, urging the Palestinian militant group to unite with al-Qaida's "holy warriors" after its takeover of Gaza.
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The Palestinian group Hamas denied on Sunday that it would ever carry out attacks in the United States. It also condemned the arrest of two members by American authorities, saying they are politically motivated.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 18 -- The United States and Israel sought Monday to shore up a sometimes strained relationship with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is trying to form a working alliance with Hamas officials who refuse to recognize the Israeli government.
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Middle East power brokers the European Union, Russia, United Nations and United States expressed concern over ongoing Palestinian violence and reaffirmed an economic and diplomatic boycott on the Hamas-led Palestinian government.