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    Carter said peace talks launched last November under US auspices have shown no sign of progress and that Hamas and Syria both had to be involved in any attempt to resolve the Middle East conflict. "The problem is not that I met with Hamas in Syria, the problem is that Israel and the United States refuse to meet these people" the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and architect of the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty, said. Full Article at Agence France-Presse
    The problem is not that I met with Hamas in Syria, the problem is that Israel and the United States refuse to meet these people
    SOURCE: Agence France-Presse 19 months ago
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Hamas open to peace deal with Palestinian backing: Carter
  1. not in any role to get that reciprocal agreement because I can't talk to Israeli officials.
    SOURCE: Agence France-Presse 19 months ago
  2. It seems to me that what Hamas needs to do is pretty clear. Renounce violence would be a good step towards showing you actually want peace
    SOURCE: Agence France-Presse 19 months ago
  3. We accept a Palestinian state within the June 4 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital -- a sovereign state without settlements -- as well as the right of Palestinian refugees to return, but without recognition of Israel
    SOURCE: Agence France-Presse 19 months ago
  4. So I told them (Hamas) don't wait for reciprocation, just do it unilaterally. This will bring a lot of credit to you around the world for doing a humane thing. They turned me down.
    SOURCE: Agence France-Presse 19 months ago
  5. they couldn't trust Israel to follow up by lessening attacks on Gaza and in the West Bank.
    SOURCE: Agence France-Presse 19 months ago
  6. They said that they would accept a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders if approved by Palestinians and that they would accept the right of Israel to live as a neighbour, next door, in peace
    SOURCE: Agence France-Presse 19 months ago
  7. Carter is detached from reality... He talks to Khaled Meshaal and tries to reach an agreement, while the murderous attacks continue against the state of Israel
    Shaul Mofaz – Shaul Mofaz SOURCE: Agence France-Presse 19 months ago

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