PALESTINE - Aug 8 - No Dialogue With Hamas, Says Abbas.(Mahmoud Abbas ) From: APS Diplomat Recorder | Date: August 11, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Input Solutions. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas insists there will be no dialogue with Hamas until the Islamists return Gaza to his legitimate authority. Hamas seized the territory in June. "What Hamas did was a destructive operation which helped those who don't want to see an independent Palestinian state", Abbas told journalists after talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Egyptian port of Alexandria. "There is no dialogue with Hamas until they go back on what they did and return...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

	Israel Is Loosening Hold on Gaza Strip; Many See It a Blight on Their Country The Washington Post ; Twenty-four years after Israel's army took control of this city and the sandy stretch of adjacent lands, its hold on the Gaza Strip is visibly weakening and its will to keep the territory has ebbed. Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and his government still insist publicly that Israel will never
	Sheikh Ahmad Yassin: Hamas may stop attacks if Israel withdraws from Gaza Strip Al Bawaba ; Ahmad Yassin, founder and spiritual leader of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas, said Thursday that his movement could halt attacks against Israel if it withdraws from the Gaza Strip. "If the Zionist entity completely evacuates the Gaza Strip, we can start a new phase of calmness in order to
	Israel allows vital supplies into Gaza Strip as shelling continues. Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) ; Byline: Joel Greenberg JERUSALEM _ Facing warnings of a looming humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, Israel on Sunday allowed food shipments through the main cargo crossing to the territory and restored fuel supplies cut off after the abduction of an Israeli soldier. Israeli artillery batteries
	'The Gaza Strip has been closed' Israel's withdrawal starts as troops, protesters scuffle Chicago Sun-Times ; KISSUFIM CROSSING, Israel -- Israel lowered a road barrier sealing the Gaza Strip to Israeli civilians at midnight Sunday, signaling the start of a historic withdrawal that will end its 38-year occupation, redraw borders and reshape prospects for Mideast peace. But several hundred settlers vowed to
	Upping the ante: Israel has threatened to launch an all-out invasion of the Gaza Strip if the violence against its border towns continues. There seems a fair chance Hamas and Fatah will join forces to fight the invading Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) troops if that happens. The prospects for peace, despite the fine rhetoric of international politicians, do not look good, as Mel Frykberg reports from Gaza.(CURRENT AFFAIRS) The Middle East ; [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SDEROT, A WORKING-CLASS Israeli town of 22,000, has been battered by more than 4,500 crude Qassam rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, just a mile away, since 2001. A total of 970 rockets and 1,200 mortar shells have been fired at Israel from Gaza since the start of 2007.
	Critics question objectives of Israel's offensive in Gaza Strip.(Knight Ridder Newspapers) Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service ; Byline: Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson JERUSALEM _ Israel's offensive into the Gaza Strip ended this week after provoking widespread condemnation not just abroad, but at home, amid disturbing television images of bulldozed houses and a flattened zoo. Underlying much of the criticism was a nagging question:
	Critics question objectives of Israel's offensive in Gaza Strip. Knight Ridder Washington Bureau (Washington D.C.) ; Byline: Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson JERUSALEM _ Israel's offensive into the Gaza Strip ended this week after provoking widespread condemnation not just abroad, but at home, amid disturbing television images of bulldozed houses and a flattened zoo. Underlying much of the criticism was a nagging question:
	Aid shipped into Gaza Strip: Israel blocks fleeing Gazans at border. Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) ; Byline: Joel Greenberg Jun. 20--JERUSALEM -- A shipment of food and medical supplies organized by international aid groups was sent into the Gaza Strip from Israel on Tuesday in a first effort to open a humanitarian corridor to the territory, which has been virtually sealed off since it was taken
	Israel ends Gaza Strip occupation, but allows synagogues to stand. Knight Ridder Washington Bureau (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) ; Byline: Dion Nissenbaum GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip _ Israel lowered its national flag in the Gaza Strip for the last time Sunday as soldiers streamed out of the former Jewish settlements, officially ending 38 years of military rule over 1.3 million Palestinians in the narrow Mediterranean region. While
	Israel Eases Internal Closure in Gaza Strip: Army, XINHUA Xinhua (China) ; Xinhua (China) 04-20-2001 JERUSALEM, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Israeli army said on Friday that it eased the internal closure in the Gaza Strip overnight after it imposed restrictions and divided the Palestinian-controlled area into three parts four days ago. Roadblocks, preventing the Palestinians from

See all results.