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Israel issues ultimatum|Hamas must renounce violence or peace talks are off
by Josef Federman
Associated Press
Apr 10, 2006 | 57 views | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend | print
JERUSALEM - Top Israeli security officials on Sunday recommended cutting all ties with the Hamas-led Palestinian government and ruled out peace talks with the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, as long as the Islamic militant group refuses to renounce violence.

The recommendation, which essentially approved what has been Israeli policy since Hamas won elections in January, raised the likelihood that Israel will push forward with acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's plan to impose a border in the West Bank by 2010.

In a statement, the ministers said there will be “no personal boycott” of Abbas, but rejected any substantive negotiations with the Palestinian leader - a moderate who hopes to restart peace talks.
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