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Israel/Palestine

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts) Fri Aug 21, 2015, 12:37 PM Aug 2015

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Khaled Meshal: Hamas Talks With Israel Look 'Very Positive'

Query whether the belligerence over Iran is designed at least in part to distract from direct negotiations with Hamas, which used to be heresy (and still is in the United States).

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.672296

Hamas' political chief, Khaled Meshal, has confirmed that his organization and Israel are engaged in negotiations over a long-term truce via several mediators, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. In an excerpt from an interview with a London-based Qatari newspaper, Meshal said that while the talks have yet to produce an agreement, Hamas sees them as "very positive."