Hamas rejects US pressure to change policies
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The Hamas-led Palestinian government said on Saturday that the United States, rather than Hamas, must change its policies if it hopes for peace. Washington is preparing for a possible peace push that could include an international peace conference in Jordan at the end of the month.
But a US official and diplomats said any such meeting hinged on a planned Palestinian unity government meeting the conditions of the Quartet of Middle East mediators: to recognize Israel, renounce violence and abide by past agreements. (Reuters)
