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January 29, 2013

Malaysia's Unwise Hamas Dalliance

The Australian, The Australian

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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has ill-served the cause of anti-terrorism in our region by going to Gaza for talks with Hamas leaders. He became the first non-Arab head of government to deal directly on its home turf with this avowedly terrorist organisation that is denounced and ostracised by much of the world.

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TAGGED: Najib Razak, Gaza Strip, Middle East, Australia, Hamas, Malaysia

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