Hamas rejects Abbas's new government
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Hamas on Saturday rejected as unconstitutional the government appointed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to replace a Hamas-led cabinet, and called for parliament to convene to try to reverse the decision.
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Militant group Hamas urges its supporters to boycott the election of a new Palestinian Authority president.
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The exiled leader of Hamas said Friday the militant Palestinian group rejected a European offer for an indirect meeting with Israelis to discuss a possible truce, adding Palestinians have no choice other than "resistance."
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Hamas boycotted the opening of the Palestinian parliament's new term yesterday, effectively allowing President Mahmoud Abbas to keep his moderate emergency Cabinet in power.
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Accusing the Islamic militant group Hamas of backtracking, moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned on Saturday that his efforts to set up a national unity government that is acceptable to the West are "back to zero."
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Hamas boycotts an emergency session of the Palestinian parliament called by President Mahmoud Abbas.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The ruling Hamas movement   and President Mahmoud Abbas's office accused each other on   Sunday of trying to derail a planned Palestinian unity   government that officials hope will lift Western sanctions.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian Islamist group Hamas urged the West on Friday to accept a new Palestinian unity government which it said was the only way to ensure stability in the Middle East.
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The PLO backs the idea of early Palestinian elections but Hamas, which won January's poll, condemns the move.
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President Bush will meet Palestinian   President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday in New York to push   forward peace talks but rejects Abbas's planned unity   government with Hamas, a Palestinian official said.
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The Hamas-led Palestinian government endorsed on Monday President Mahmoud Abbas's proposal for a ceasefire between militants and Israel, a cabinet spokesman said.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas formally asked Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Thursday to form a new unity government and urged him to abide by peace accords signed with Israel.
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Ignoring Hamas' vehement protests, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday swore in a new government without his political rivals, outlawed Hamas militias and said he'll push hard for a restoration of foreign aid to the Palestinians after a punishing 15-month boycott.
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Interim Palestinian leaders have rejected a new and softer position by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to hold talks on peace in the region.
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The Palestinian unity government which will be formed under an agreement reached in Saudi Arabia will not recognize Israel, a political adviser to Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Saturday.
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The government expressed its disappointment Thursday after Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called a state of emergency and sacked the Hamas-led unity government in response to violence in the Gaza Strip.
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Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas voiced   conflicting views on Wednesday on unity government policies   central to the resumption of international aid to the   Palestinian Authority.