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But the Hamas Islamist group said it would never recognize Israel, raising immediate questions over whether a unity coalition would satisfy Western demands for lifting sanctions.
There's a shocker.
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The United States and the European Union have said they would work with such a government only if it met their three conditions for restoring aid -- recognizing Israel, renouncing violence and accepting past interim peace deals.
Seems pretty fair. All aimed at peace...QUOTE
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said it would be based on a document the Islamists and Abbas agreed in June, which fell short of Western and Israeli demands.
Guess that idea didn't fall apart...QUOTE
But Hamas's own position was unchanged, Abu Zuhri said,"We will never recognize the legitimacy of the occupation," he said, using the Hamas term for Israel
Good ol' consistency.