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| January 9, 2013
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As Hamas & Fatah reconcile, Netanyahu vows never to cede more land

PM scorns Abbas for meeting with “terrorists trying to annihilate Israel,” and asserts Iran & their proxy Hamas, would seize any territory Israel evacuates.

By JPOST.COM STAFF, KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

As rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas met in Cairo to discuss reconciliation on Wednesday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said he would not cede any more land to the Palestinians.

BibiEarlier this month, Netanyahu indicated that he believed Hamas could overthrow the Fatah-run Palestinian Authority in the West Bank.

PA President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal were expected to meet in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss ending a long-running dispute between their rival political factions, Fatah and Hamas.

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| December 13, 2012
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Turkish daily reports: Abbas criticizes Mashaal for refusing to recognize Jewish State

Wrapping up visit to Turkey, PA president Abbas said he disagreed with Hamas leader’s statement, stressing Fatah-Hamas agreement stipulates a two-state plan.

Talking to Abbas on the phone, Livni welcomed comments.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday criticized Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal’s statement that his group would never recognize the state of Israel, Turkish daily The Hurriyet reported.

Turkey's President Gul and PA President Abbas - Photo: Reuters/Stringer

Turkey’s President Gul and PA President Abbas – Photo: Reuters/Stringer

“I don’t agree with Khaled Mashaal’s statement on the non-recognition of Israel because we, in fact, recognized it in 1993,” Abbas told reporters in Ankara following a two-day visit to the country.

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