On the other hand, President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority, who I think genuinely wants peace, has to deal with Hamas, an organization that has not recognized Israel and has not disavowed violence.
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Both Israel and the United States consider Hamas a terrorist organization and have voiced strong opposition to the inclusion of the group in any unity government, demanding that it first renounce violence, recognize the state of Israel and abide by all previous agreements.
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The United States, Israel, and the European Union list Hamas as a terrorist organization.
They explain that Egypt fears that Hamas - a sister organization of its own Muslim Brotherhood - will destabilize it.
The United States and European Union list Hamas as a terrorist organization.
The State Department lists Hamas as a terrorist organization.
But in a recent interview, Khaled Meshal, the head of Hamas, implied that the organization's charter, calling for the destruction of Israel, is outdated.
Chafee pointed out that it's ironic that the U.S. supported the elections but can't talk to the winner, in this case because Hamas is a designated terrorist organization.
We see that spirit in the Israeli father whose son was killed by Hamas, who helped start an organization that brought together Israelis and Palestinians who had lost loved ones.
President Vladamir Putin surprised Western countries last month by inviting a Hamas delegation to Moscow for discussions about the organization's future.
Fatah leadership has had a great deal of support from the West and has been warned over the years not to join hands with militant Hamas, which several countries have deemed a terrorist organization.
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Some in Israel's security establishment have privately expressed concerns that the increased traffic at Rafah could serve to allow more militants and weapons to cross in and out of Gaza and that it could ultimately serve to bolster the position of Hamas, which Israel and the United States consider a terrorist organization, but the Israeli government has said little publicly.
Obama also supports funding for Palestinian entities not controlled by Hamas, which controls Gaza and which the United States labels a terrorist organization.
This issue has split the Arab nations into two camps -- those, like Egypt, who want an end to Hamas' political influence, and others, like Qatar, who are more sympathetic to the organization, which rules Gaza.
The last time this group of diplomats met, fighting was raging in the Gaza strip between Fatah, which backs moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abass, and Hamas, which the United States, the European Union and Israel have listed as a terrorist organization.
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