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Hamas wants Arabs to broker Palestinian accord
Palestinian group Hamas is open to Arab mediation in its dispute with the rival Fatah faction, the Arab League chief said in remarks published on Sunday.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:27 May 25, 2008
Dubai: Palestinian group Hamas is open to Arab mediation in its dispute with the rival Fatah faction, the Arab League chief said in remarks published on Sunday.
Amr Moussa said that Hamas leader Khaled Mesha'al had expressed the group's view during a telephone conversation, the Asharq Al Awsat reported.
"Khaled Mesha'al spoke with me...expressing willingness for a process of the same nature to end the dispute between Fatah and Hamas," Moussa said.
Moussa also said that the Arab League wants to continue "to solve a number of problems, primarily...achieving a unified Palestinian political stance."
Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in June. After the takeover, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed a Hamas-led government and appointed a new cabinet.
Fatah has often said it wanted Hamas to relinquish its control over the Gaza Strip as a condition for reconciliation.
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