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November 2, 2011

Israel's Ideal Partners Are in Gaza

Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz

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Without Hamas as a partner in the process, Abbas does not have a comprehensive security agreement to propose to Israel; with Hamas in the process, Israel is not willing to sit down at the negotiating table.

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TAGGED: Israel, Islamic Jihad, Hamas, Gaza Strip, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestine

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