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    In a subsequent interview, Mr. Carter struck a more cautious note, saying, “I’m not claiming it’s a breakthrough.” He added, “I don’t have any control over whether or not Hamas does what they tell me.” But Khaled Meshal, the Hamas leader with whom Mr. Carter met in Damascus, gave a televised news conference late Monday in which he seemed to contradict Mr. Carter’s statements. "Hamas accepts the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital and with full and real sovereignty and full application of the right of the Palestinian refugees to return, but Hamas will not recognize the state of Israel" Mr. Meshal said. The talks resulted in a written agreement. Full Article at Soccer Dad
    Hamas accepts the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital and with full and real sovereignty and full application of the right of the Palestinian refugees to return, but Hamas will not recognize the state of Israel
    – Khaled Meshal SOURCE: Soccer Dad 19 months ago
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  1. President Carter has the greatest respect for ... Rice and believes her to be a truthful person. However, perhaps inadvertently, she is continuing to make a statement that is not true
    SOURCE: Soccer Dad 19 months ago
  2. I’m not claiming it’s a breakthrough.
    SOURCE: Soccer Dad 19 months ago
  3. No one in the State Department or any other department of the U.S. government ever asked him (Carter) to refrain from his recent visit to the Middle East or even suggested that he not meet with Syrian President (Bashar) Assad or leaders of Hamas
    SOURCE: Soccer Dad 19 months ago
  4. If President Abbas succeeds in negotiating a final status agreement with Israel, Hamas will accept the decision made by the Palestinian people and their will in a referendum monitored by international observers . . . even if Hamas is opposed to the agreement.
    SOURCE: Soccer Dad 19 months ago
  5. I don’t have any control over whether or not Hamas does what they tell me.
    SOURCE: Soccer Dad 19 months ago

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