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| Hamas threatens to boycott Cairo talks |
| 2009-08-02 |
| Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has threatened to boycott unity talks with Fatah unless members of his group currently detained in the West Bank are released, Reuters reported Friday. During a sermon at a mosque in Rafah, Haniyeh said, "It is doubtful that this dialogue can succeed and it is doubtful that parties including Hamas would attend the coming round of dialogue in Cairo if we don't close the file on political arrests." "We are not naive and we won't accept that dialogue takes place while arrests continue," he was quoted as saying. The next round of reconciliation talks was set for August 25 in Cairo, where Egyptian mediators were hoping to encourage the two Palestinian factions to agree to a power-sharing arrangement ahead of elections set for January. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "We are not naive and we won't accept that dialogue takes place while arrests continue," I wonder how does he feels dialogue and terrorist attacks. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-08-02 03:43 |