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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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CAIRO - A top Hamas leader rejected a call by PLO chief Mahmud Abbas for Palestinian militant groups to lay down their arms in the fight against Israeli occupation, in an interview published Tuesday.
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Hamas Islamists called on Egypt on  Saturday to open its shuttered border crossing with the Gaza  Strip to let more than 2,000 Palestinians return to their Gaza  homes from the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca.
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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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Palestinian leaders urged the   international community on Tuesday to accept a planned unity   government they hope will lead to the lifting of an aid embargo   on the Hamas administration.
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Hamas' leader said Saturday his group was willing to give peace negotiations with Israel six months to reach an agreement for a Palestinian state in Gaza and the West Bank, but threatened a new uprising if the talks fail.
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A senior Hamas leader indicated Monday that the militant group is halting attacks on Israelis while the Palestinians prepare to choose a new leader, the latest sign of change following the death of Yasser Arafat.
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Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Saturday dismissed U.S. President George W. Bush's upcoming visit to the Middle East as a "photo opportunity" and said he was not welcome in the region.
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Ismail Haniya told a crowd today that his Hamas movement would not give in to international pressure that has crippled his government.
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Hamas on Wednesday demanded a central role in controlling the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt in an open challenge to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of crisis talks in Cairo.
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The European Union led mounting calls on Monday for Israel to end its crippling four-day-old blockade of Gaza as Egypt came under pressure to open the territory's only access to the outside world that bypasses the Jewish state.
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Israel wants to cut its links with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after militants blasted open the territory's border with Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade, Israel's deputy defense minister said on Thursday.
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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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Egypt has warned Palestinians against trying to break through its resealed Gaza border about two weeks after Hamas militants blew it open to defy an Israeli-led blockade.
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A senior leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas says his organization will not stand in the way of an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement if it is fair for the Palestinians.
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World powers sought common ground Wednesday to confront Palestinian Hamas militants who are politically emboldened by a new power-sharing pact with moderates.Comment
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Egypt will close its breached border with Gaza on Sunday, and Hamas will not stand in the way, a Hamas leader said.