AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-141352796/white-house-wont-deal.html" title="Facts and information about White House won't deal with Hamas.">White House won't deal with Hamas.</a>

Close Set up an RSS feed that alerts you when new articles from Houston Chronicle (Houston, TX) are available.

Frequently asked questions about RSS feeds

White House won't deal with Hamas.

Houston Chronicle (Houston, TX)

| January 27, 2006 | Mason, Julie | COPYRIGHT 2007 Houston Chronicle. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Julie Mason

Jan. 27--WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Thursday that his administration would not deal with Hamas, the militant group that scored a decisive victory in this week's Palestinian elections, if it continues to pursue the destruction of Israel.

But he left the door slightly ajar for cooperation with the new Palestinian leadership.

"I don't see how you can be a partner in peace if you advocate the destruction of a country as part of your platform," Bush said of Hamas, whose charter calls for the destruction of Israel. "And I know you can't be a partner in peace if your party has got an armed wing."

Officially known as the…

View articles courtesy of your local library

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more


Russia hopes Hamas back Middle East peace plan if victorious.: Newspaper article from: BBC Monitoring International Reports January 26, 2006 700+ words
...expects representatives of the Hamas movement to adhere to the principles...peaceful settlement of the Middle East conflict, if any of them join...said. "We presume that if Hamas comes into politics, those...and all we are hearing are Hamas claims to have won. We do...


Talks with Hamas promote Middle East security - Russian minister.: Newspaper article from: BBC Monitoring International Reports February 13, 2006 700+ words
...February: Russia's talks with the Hamas movement "are in the interests of security...political efforts to ensure that the Middle East peace process does not come to a standstill...The positions of Russia and France on a Middle East settlement coincide," Grushko said...


Hamas victory and Middle East peace process.: Newspaper article from: Jakarta Post February 3, 2006 700+ words
...victory of the Palestinian Hamas in the context of the Middle East peace process: Pessimism...a position of power, Hamas cannot ignore its partners in the Middle East and international communities...means compromise, and if Hamas cannot compromise, then...


Brookings Briefing: Hamas Victory Reshapes Middle East Peace Process.: News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire January 30, 2006 700+ words
...Brookings Briefing: Hamas Victory Reshapes Middle East Peace Process WHEN...Palestinian peace, Hamas has won a majority...sweeping victory of Hamas has put the Bush Administration...the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings...


'No solution unless Hamas engaged in Middle-East peace talks'.: News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. January 25, 2009 700+ words
'No solution unless Hamas engaged in Middle-East peace talks' By: Dharam Shourie...administration should engage with Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip...IsraeliPalestinian conflict while ignoring Hamas. The Obama administration should...


Japan calls on world community to bring Hamas into the Middle East peace...: News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire January 27, 2006 700+ words
...international community to bring Hamas into the Middle East peace process, following...make efforts so that Hamas will adopt a proactive...role toward achieving Middle East peace, a Foreign Ministry...Junichiro Kozimi called Hamas' success "unexpected...


President Al-Asad says Syria has been proved right on Iraq, Hamas, Middle East.: Newspaper article from: BBC Monitoring International Reports March 6, 2006 700+ words
...and on the US-UK war on Iraq. Al-Asad added: "Israel continues to be a main element in everything that happens in the Middle East. The purpose is to strengthen Israel through striking a strong country like Iraq, which has great capabilities." On developments...


Slovene president in favour of Hamas participating in Middle East peace process.: Newspaper article from: BBC Monitoring International Reports March 8, 2006 700+ words
...day of his visit to the Middle East, President Janez Drnovsek...possibility of reviving the Middle East peace process following the victory of Hamas in the January parliamentary...president is in favour of Hamas participating in the peace...


Fatah's War On Hamas.(Middle East): Magazine article from: Newsweek Peraino, Kevin December 17, 2007 700+ words
...around to the rivalry between the Islamist Hamas and secular Fatah parties. The man casually...strong crowd did their best to provoke the Hamas troops that had ringed the sandlot in pickup...Sheik Zaid Mosque, tore down the green Hamas flags fluttering there and replaced them...


Hamas victory shakes up Middle East.: News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire January 26, 2006 700+ words
...Byline: JOSEF FEDERMAN Hamas' decisive win in Palestinian...elections has shaken up the Middle East. Here's a look at what the Hamas victory could mean for...for democracy in the Middle East. How did it react to the Hamas victory? A: President...

For more facts and information, see all results

The AccessMyLibrary advertising network includes: