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Hamas wary of possible Turkey-Israel rapprochement
[TODAYSZAMAN] Speaking on condition of anonymity to the UK-based Rai el-Youm news portal, a senior Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, official has expressed concern...meaning the brow was mildly wrinkled, the eyebrows drawn slightly together, and a thoughtful expression assumed, not that anything was actually done or indeed that any thought was actually expended... over ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... 's possible limitation of Hamas' activities in the country for the sake of improving ties with Israel. The anonymous Hamas official was also worried about the prospect of Turkey agreeing to only a partial lifting of the blockade on Gazoo. Turkey's preconditions for normalization of ties with Israel had included the complete removal of the Gazoo blockade. During the meeting between Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... last weekend, Mashaal demanded that Turkey not put a limitation on Hamas' presence in Turkey, according to the anonymous Hamas official. Recent efforts to normalize Turkey's relations with Israel after five years of estrangement face a hard road ahead with a number of issues yet to be solved, with Israel pressing for the expulsion of all elements of Hamas from Turkey and a halt to its activities on Turkish soil as a precondition for rapprochement, according to media outlets. Observers of the talks between Turkey and Israel say Tel Aviv is now in a stronger position and has put forward a demand for the total expulsion of Hamas from Turkey. Posted by: Fred 2015-12-26 |
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