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April 24, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2014/04/225092.htm#MIDDLEEASTPEACE

U.S.: Any Palestinian Government Must Commit to Nonviolence and Recognition of Israel

(U.S. State Department) U.S. State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki said Wednesday: "I think that the ball, at this point, is in the Palestinians' court to answer these questions as to whether this reconciliation, whether these principles would be met through that process that has been long established....Any Palestinian government must unambiguously and explicitly commit to nonviolence, recognition of the state of Israel, and acceptance of previous agreements and obligations between the parties." "If the Palestinian Government, the PLO - if President Abbas were to continue to pursue reconciliation, Hamas would need to abide by these principles in order to be a part of the government. So if it's a unified government, yes, they would need to abide by these principles."

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