Hamas win Russia boycott pledge
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Moscow says it will work to lift sanctions imposed by Western governments against the Palestinian government.
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The radical Palestinian group Hamas, which the United States considers a terrorist organization, won an overwhelming victory in Thursday's local elections in the Gaza Strip, capturing almost two-thirds of all the seats being contested.
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âUntil now we are still defending ourselves, defending our people, pushing the Israelis outside our territory.â. Hamas is boycotting next monthâs election to replace the late Yasser Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority.
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Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal is to hold talks with Russia's foreign minister on a second visit to Moscow in a year.
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Hamas declared itself a significant political force after West Bank local election results were announced yesterday. It was the first time the Islamic movement, branded a terrorist
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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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Palestinian militant group Hamas has won a huge victory in local polls in Gaza, unofficial results indicate.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The militant Islamic group  Hamas made significant inroads against the mainstream Fatah  movement in Palestinian municipal elections held last week in  the West Bank, official results showed Sunday.
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Russia on Tuesday told Hamas leader  Khaled Meshaal it will try to influence Western powers into  lifting an aid embargo on the Palestinian administration.
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Hamas said on Friday it would not join any   Palestinian unity government that recognized Israel, rebuffing   President Mahmoud Abbas who told the United Nations any future   coalition would do so and also renounce violence.
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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.
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GAZA CITY: Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar on Sunday rejected claims that his group would soon call a halt to its campaign of attacks against Israel.
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Shunned by the U.S. government as a terrorist organization, the Islamist group Hamas scored a publicity coup this week by defending its policies in Gaza with opinion pieces in two of the country's most influential newspapers on the same day.
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The Palestinian militant group Hamas has urged its supporters to boycott next month&#39;s election of a new leader of the Palestinian Authority.
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Hamas promised on Saturday to maintain a  de facto truce and, in a major policy change, not to retaliate  immediately for any Israeli violence while it weighs  Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's ceasefire with Israel.
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By Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and The Associated Press. A prominent Hamas leader in the West Bank announced an apparent change in the Islamic militant movement&#39;s policy regarding
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Gaza City: Hamas will not field a candidate for next month&#39;s election to succeed Yasser Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority, a spokesman for the radical Islamist movement said on Wednesday.