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US Sees No Change From Hamas After Carter Talks
By David Gollust
Washington
21 April 2008
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The U.S. State Department says it sees no policy changes by the
Palestinian militant group Hamas in the wake of former President Jimmy
Carter's meetings with Hamas leaders. VOA's David Gollust learn chinese chicago from
emo clothing State Department the Bush administration counseled Mr. Carter
against meeting Hamas.
Jimmy Carter listens to question as he addresses media during session chinese chicago Israel Council on Foreign Relations at King David Hotel in Jerusalem, 21 Apr 2008
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Jerusalem, 21 Apr 2008
cheap auto insurance administration officials were irate over Mr. Carter's jumbo playing cards to
meet Hamas, arguing it would undermine a cards playing custom boycott aimed at
forcing U.S. designated terrorist organization to accept international
terms for Middle East peace talks.
Now that the former U.S. president has met key Hamas figures, the
State Department is downplaying Mr. Carter's suggestion that Hamas is,
at least conditionally, prepared to accept Israel as chinese tutor chicago neighbor in the
region.
Mr. Carter said Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal and other members of the
group he met with independent clothes Damascus said they would accept a peace agreement
with Israel negotiated by moderate Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas,
if the accord was later approved by Palestinians in a referendum.
In a talk with reporters, State Department Deputy Spokesman Tom Casey
said there are already contradictory statements by other car insurance officials, suggesting the group would reserve the right to reject
results of a printed playing cards Casey said U.S. officials would be delighted if there independent style was
movement by Hamas toward accepting terms the international Middle East
Quartet set for Hamas in 2006 for entering peace talks, but said he
sees no fundamental change coming from the Carter contacts:
"It does not recognize Israel's right to learn mandarin chicago it has not eschewed or
walked away from terrorism and violence. Nor has it said it will honor
any of the previous agreements that have been made with the Israeli
government. All of which were conditions from the Quartet for the
international community to engage with Hamas. I have seen a lot of
ford insurance statements out there in light of some of his meetings.
But it is pretty clear to us there is no acceptance on the part of
Hamas of any kind of negotiated settlement," said Casey.
Mr. Carter also met Syrian officials in Damascus and said both Syria
and Hamas would have to be involved in order to make progress toward
peace.
Casey said Syria, with which the United States has diplomatic
relations, was invited to and attended last November's Annapolis
conference on the Middle East hosted by President Bush.
He said the Damascus government has a history of making positive
statements, but its stated good intentions are belied by its actions
including interference in the internal affairs of Lebanon.
The State Department's chief Middle East policy official, David Welch,
counseled former President Carter against having the meetings with
Hamas.
Nonetheless, spokesman Casey emo fashion mandarin tutor chicago Mr. Carter wishes to brief
Assistant Secretary Welch insurance quote other officials about his meetings, they
would be happy to hear from him.
promo playing cards Carter, a Democrat who held the White House from 1977 to 1981, has
been active in international conflict resolution through his
Atlanta-based Carter Center and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in
2002.
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