Hamas 'in contact' with EU and US
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The political leader of Hamas tells the BBC that the group has had secret contacts with Washington and the EU.
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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&#39;s  emergency cabinet in the occupied West Bank.
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The United States showed little inclination Friday to see British ex-prime minister Tony Blair hold talks with the radical Palestinian movement Hamas as part of his mission as a peace envoy.
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US officials say they have sought and received assurances over comments by an adviser to the Israeli prime minister about the Gaza disengagement plan.
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The Hamas source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, identified the men as Mehdi Mushtaha and Khaled Amreet, both members of the group&#39;s military wing.
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The leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas said his organization is still in contact with the European Union even though the 25-nation bloc considers it a terrorist group.
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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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The United States on Tuesday rejected the saying that it had held contacts with Hamas as a leader of the radical Palestinian group has claimed.
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A senior official of the Palestinian militant group Hamas indicted in the United States for conspiring to fund terror attacks against Israel denied the accusations and said the charges were driven by election-year politics in the United States.
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Claim of secret talks broadcast as Syria accuses Israel of targeting Hamas member in Damascus. &quot;The political leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas has said that it has had secret contacts with the
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BEIRUT: Hamas is debating whether to expand its operations against Israeli targets overseas as a means of deterring Israel from further assassinations of key personnel, according to a spokesman for the militant Palestinian group.
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The US secretary of state is in the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, in a new diplomatic push.
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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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European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana denied Thursday having had direct contact with the Palestinian militant group Hamas since it was put on the EU&#39;s list of banned terrorist organizations.
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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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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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European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana has denied having had direct contact with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, hours after he said just that in a BBC interview.