Hamas Agrees to Talks; Israel Says It's Not Enough ; Arab League Votes to Lift Blockade On Palestinians

The Columbian › November 17, 2006

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CAIRO, Egypt -- The Hamas-led Palestinian government agreed Sunday to an international peace conference with Israel after the Arab League -- angered by Israel's military offensive in Gaza -- voted to end a financial blockade on the Palestinians.

Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar of Hamas endorsed a statement by Arab foreign ministers calling for the peace conference during a meeting in Cairo to respond to a U.S. veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the Gaza offensive.

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Hamas Agrees to Talks; Israel Says It's Not Enough ; Arab League Votes to Lift Blockade On Palestinians

Israel responded by saying it would not hold talks with Hamas unless it agreed to demands, backed by the U.S. and Europe...

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