Vittoria di Abbas al consiglio UN - prezzo?-

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Vittoria di Abbas al consiglio UN , password : bypassare Hamas
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The US and the three other members of the so-called quartet of Mid-East mediators have endorsed the idea of a Palestinian national unity government.

The US, EU, Russia and the UN said they would boost indirect aid through a channel bypassing the current Hamas-led Palestinian government.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is seeking to replace the Hamas government with one including his Fatah faction.

Hamas's enmity towards Israel has led to curbs on aid to the territories.

The quartet's announcement followed talks at the UN in New York and a meeting between Mr Abbas and US President George W Bush.

"The quartet welcomes the efforts of [Mr] Abbas... in the hope that the platform of such a government would reflect quartet principles and allow for early engagement," the quartet's joint statement said.

It also agreed to extend and expand a temporary international mechanism to channel aid to the Palestinians bypassing Hamas.

At their talks, Mr Bush described Mahmoud Abbas as a "man of peace" and added that achieving peace in the Middle East was one of the great objectives of his presidency.


"I fully understand that in order to achieve this vision, there must be a leader willing to speak out and act on behalf of people who yearn for peace, and you're such a leader, Mr President," he said ( Bush dice di Abbas) at a joint news conference in New York

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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has said any unity government negotiated with militant group Hamas would recognise Israel and renounce violence.

A Hamas official responded that there would be no explicit recognition but said it was prepared to agree to a 10-year truce with the Jewish state.

Mr Abbas is seeking a government which includes his Fatah movement and Hamas, which won elections in January.

Middle East peace negotiators are insisting on recognition of Israel.

Much international aid to the Palestinians was cut off when Hamas took power.

The BBC's Jon Leyne in Jerusalem says recognition of Israel is the crucial issue that has so far deadlocked negotiations over forming the government.

And with conditions steadily deteriorating in the West Bank and Gaza, our correspondent says, the question now is whether all sides want to find a compromise, a form of words, or whether this is going to be an issue continuing to block all political progress.

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan warned on Thursday that failure to resolve the Middle East conflict is damaging Security Council credibility.


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