[news] Hamas Reiterates Necessary Conditions for Peace

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|AlJazeera.net|February 13, 2006| 

Hamas leader Khalid Mishaal has stated again that the only thing needed for Hamas to halt its armed struggle is for Israel to withdraw from the Palestinian territories it occupies. "If Israel recognises our rights and pledges to withdraw from all occupied lands, Hamas, and the Palestinian people together with it, will decide to halt armed resistance." This comes as Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has indicated that he might take over diplomatic contacts with Israel, leaving domestic issues to a Hamas government and Vladimir Putin has extended an invitation to Hamas to begin talks on the future of the Middle East peace process.

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