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| Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu 'to refuse to hold peace talks' |
| 2011-12-26 |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he would refuse to hold peace talks with the Palestinian Authority if it includes Hamas representatives, according to Israeli public radio. Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal last week met in Cairo with "Netanyahu said that if Hamas joins the Palestinian government, he would refuse to conduct peace negotiations with the Palestinian Authority," Israeli radio said. Mr Netanyahu's spokesman Mark Regev, after being asked to confirm the comments, said Mr Netanyahu had been speaking to Israeli ambassadors behind closed doors. |
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