Latest bid to reconcile rival Palestinians fails

0 Comments | AFP, March, 2008

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) — The latest attempt to reconcile the moderate Palestinian movement Fatah and its Islamist archfoe Hamas ended in failure on Thursday, with each party blaming the other.

The announcement came as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Syria that Palestinian reconciliation was key to solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The initiative, sponsored by Yemen, called for a return to the political status quo that existed before Hamas seized control of the impoverished Gaza Strip in June, routing forces loyal to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in a week of deadly street battles.

Abbas, who also leads Fatah, claimed Hamas rejected the proposals.

Hamas "did not accept the formula proposed by Yemen and expressed...

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