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July 23, 2014

Abbas Backs Hamas Demand Linking Ceasefire to Ending Gaza Blockade 
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Secretary of State John Kerry is in Israel today for talks with Israel
and then the Palestinian Authority. On Tuesday, Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas endorsed a Hamas call to condition a ceasefire on ending
the seven-year blockade of the Gaza Strip.

 

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