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Hamas not bound by peace meet decisions
Hamas lawmakers sign a document prohibiting concessions over Palestinian rights in Occupied Jerusalem.
- Agencies
- Published: 14:20 November 26, 2007
- Image Credit: Reuters
- Hamas lawmakers sign on a document prohibiting any concessions over Palestinian rights in Occupied Jerusalem.
Gaza City: Hamas lawmakers on Monday said they will not be bound by any decision taken during Tuesday's US-hosted Middle East peace summit.
Hamas lawmakers signed a document prohibiting any concession over Palestinian rights in Occupied Jerusalem and the right of return for refugees.
President George W. Bush is meeting Palestinian and Israeli leaders on Monday in a last-ditch push for Palestinian statehood before he leaves office in 14 months.
In Washington, delegates from dozens of countries have begun arriving for the start of the peace talks in Annapolis, Maryland.
Bush has billed the talks as the first major push for Palestinian-Israeli peace in seven years. Syria and Saudi Arabia have said they will attend the talks.
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