Hamas wants West to end blockade
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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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Egypt will close the breached border with Gaza on Sunday, and Hamas will not try to prevent it, a senior Hamas leader said after holding talks with Egyptian officials.
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A Hamas leader said the militant Islamic group could accept creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza and a long-term truce with Israel, signaling
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Hamas's government in the Gaza Strip called on Thursday on Palestinian militants to stop firing rockets and mortar bombs at border crossings with Israel that are used to bring food and other supplies into the territory.
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A Hamas leader on Friday offered a message to the father of an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas in June: If you want your son to be released, get your country to follow our demands.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said on Monday he hoped a meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas would result in an agreement on a unity government to end a crippling Western embargo.
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The ruling Hamas militant group said on   Thursday a statement by the Quartet of Middle East peace   mediators was a sign of progress that could lead to the easing   of a Western aid embargo.
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The ruling Hamas militant group said on   Thursday a statement by the Quartet of Middle East peace   mediators was an encouraging sign that could lead to the easing   of a Western aid embargo.
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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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Hamas on Saturday rejected a deadline set   by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to accept a plan that   indirectly calls for recognition of Israel, which he has   threatened to put to a referendum.
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Hamas will close the Gaza Strip's breached border with Egypt in coordination with Cairo, a senior official from the Palestinian faction said on Saturday.
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Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal arrived in  Moscow on Monday for talks aimed at lobbying Russia to push for  an end to a Western aid embargo on the Palestinian government.
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The man widely believed to be leading the new Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip said Wednesday that his group wants to maintain calm in the area, but will not be the "protector" of the Israeli border.
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Hamas on Monday rejected calls from the Palestinian Authority to stop firing Kassam rockets at Israel, saying the Israelis did not need an excuse to continue the military operation in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters on Friday demanded that Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh head any Palestinian unity government despite a deal for him to step aside as a way of restoring Western aid.
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Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Saturday dismissed 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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Palestinian militant groups offered to stop firing rockets into Israel in exchange for a cessation of all attacks on the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, an official said on Thursday.