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| Hamas delegation in Egypt for Carter meeting | |
| 2008-04-17 | |
| A Hamas delegation crossed into Egypt from Gaza on Wednesday for talks with Jimmy Carter after Israel barred the former US president from visiting the Palestinian territory. The delegation, which includes leaders Mahmud Zahar and Said Siam and four others, headed to Cairo by car as at least 17 people were killed in Gaza violence, including three Israeli soldiers, two Palestinian children and a cameraman.
Hardline Hamas leader Zahar hailed the prospective meeting with Carter, although Carter Centre officials would neither confirm nor deny plans for the encounter. "President Carter can break all the Israeli retraints that they want to place between him and Hamas and so we and our brothers in Damascus are determined to meet with him," Zahar told reporters at the Rafah border crossing. The former president is expected to meet exiled Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal in Damascus on Friday, despite strong opposition from Israel and the US administration. Carter "affirmed the legitimacy of Hamas and that it is a national liberation movement despite the fact that he did not say so officially," Zahar added. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Do they know Carter isn't president any more? Do they know 70% of the country thinks he's a total retard? Do they know that just being associated with him will set them back 5 years? |
| Posted by: Mad Eye Hupolumble9529 2008-04-17 08:48 |