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| Hamas accepts talks with Fatah |
| 2008-06-07 |
| Hamas has said it is ready for reconciliation talks with Fatah and called for discussions to take place under the auspices of the Arab League. The announcement, by Ismail Haniya, the Hamas political leader, on Thursday came a day after Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, advocated dialogue between the rival factions. "We welcome the call by President Abbas to hold a national dialogue and the new positive spirit in his speech, and we state that our hand reaches out for national unity," Haniya said in a televised address. "We call for an immediate national dialogue. We are ready to make all efforts to have a successful dialogue," he said. Abbas made his appeal for talks in a televised speech on Wednesday, after months of insisting that Hamas relinquish control of Gaza before dialogue could begin. |
| Posted by:Fred |