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Middle East
Abbas arranges truce talks with Islamic militants
2003-05-22
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GAZA CITY — The Palestinian prime minister has arranged a meeting with Hamas, his first since taking office a month ago, to beg persuade the Islamic militant group to stop attacks on Israelis. Mahmoud Abbas, is also weighing a U.S. proposal that he meet with President Bush in Qatar. U.S. administration officials have said Bush might visit the Mideast at the end of a European trip next month, with possible stops in the Gulf states of Kuwait or Qatar, countries that supported the United States during the Iraq war.
Nice poke at Arafat - Bush won't even talk to him
In new violence, six Palestinian children, ranging in age from 9 to 14, were wounded by army fire after throwing stones at Israeli tanks in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestinian doctors said. A 14-year-old boy was in critical condition.
future snuffies, lesson applied here - will they learn?
Abbas plans to meet with Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip, according to Ismail Hanieh, a spokesman of the group. The meeting was to take place later Thursday or Friday. Abbas has held talks with Hamas leaders in the past, but this would be the first meeting since he took office April 30.
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