Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead McGuire, who arrived in Gaza on the "Free Gaza" boat, left, holds a gift from Gaza's Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, right, at his office in Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. The boat carrying international protesters sailed into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to bring attention to Israel's blockade of the Hamas-controlled territory. The 27 passengers include McGuire, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in Northern Ireland. AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead McGuire, who arrived in Gaza on the "Free Gaza" boat, left, holds a gift from Gaza's Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, right, at his office in Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. The boat carrying international protesters sailed into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to bring attention to Israel's blockade of the Hamas-controlled territory. The 27 passengers include McGuire, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in Northern Ireland.

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  3. Palestinians listen to senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh during Friday prayers at al-Noor mosque in Gaza City July 3, 2009.
  4. Deposed Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh from Hamas gestures as he speaks at Friday prayers in Gaza City, Friday, July 3, 2009.
  5. FILE - In this July 12, 2007 file photo Hamas activists, from left to right, Nasser Haraz, Rami Tabari, and Abu Atiya are seen behind bars at the Fatah-controlled prison in the West Bank town of Nablus. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' security forces widen a crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank and now hold nearly 900 detainees, a record number that includes high school students, wives of activists and others on the fringes of the Islamic militant group, Hamas says.
  6. In this photo taken Tuesday June 21, 2009 Palestinian Hamas lawmaker Mahmoud al-Ramahi, secretary-general of the Palestinian parliament, speaks at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' security forces widen a crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank and now hold nearly 900 detainees, a record number that includes high school students, wives of activists and others on the fringes of the Islamic militant group, Hamas says.
  7. In this photo taken Tuesday June 21, 2009 Palestinian Hamas lawmaker Mahmoud al-Ramahi, secretary-general of the Palestinian parliament, checks with an advisor a list of Hamas members detained by the Palestinian Authority at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' security forces widen a crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank and now hold nearly 900 detainees, a record number that includes high school students, wives of activists and others on the fringes of the Islamic militant group, Hamas says.
  8. Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (C) attends a rally in Gaza City in solidarity with Palestinian parliament members held in Israeli jails July 1, 2009.
  9. Deposed Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh from Hamas, center right, is escorted as he leaves Friday prayers in Gaza City, Friday, July 3, 2009.
  10. Deposed Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh from Hamas gestures as he speaks at Friday prayers in Gaza City, Friday, July 3, 2009.
  11. Two Palestinians wearing masks representing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Head of Gaza's Hamas government Ismail Haniyeh, left, wave as they ride a car during a demonstration calling for Palestinian unity, in Gaza City, Wednesday, July, 1, 2009. A sign in Arabic reads "Block 3, Presidential car". Palestinians said Tuesday the rival Hamas and Fatah movements ended their latest round of reconciliation talks in Cairo without reaching a deal.
  12. Two Palestinians wearing masks representing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Head of Gaza's Hamas government Ismail Haniyeh, raise their hands as they stand together during a demonstration calling for Palestinian unity, in Gaza City, Wednesday, July, 1, 2009. Palestinians said Tuesday the rival Hamas and Fatah movements ended their latest round of reconciliation talks in Cairo without reaching a deal.
  13. Head of Gaza's Hamas government Ismail Haniyeh, center, is surrounded by his bodyguards as he tours the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 27, 2009. Egypt briefly opened its border with blockaded Gaza on Saturday, allowing thousands of residents to leave over the next three days. Some 5,000 Gaza residents have signed up to leave the blockaded territory, mostly medical patients seeking treatment abroad and Gazans holding foreign residency.
  14. Deposed Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh from the Islamic group Hamas, center , is greeted by supporters after attending Friday prayers at the mosque in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, Friday, June 19, 2009.
  15. Deposed Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh from the Islamic group Hamas, center right, is surrounded by bodyguards after attending Friday prayers at the mosque in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, Friday,June 19, 2009.
  16. Deposed Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh from the Islamic group Hamas,background, speaks during Friday prayers at the mosque in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, Friday,June 19, 2009.

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