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April 27, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/israels-suspension-of-peace-talks-is-understandable-baird-says/article18208414/

Canada: Israel's Suspension of Peace Talks Is "Understandable"

(Globe and Mail-Canada) Kathryn Blaze Carlson - Israel's rationale for suspending peace talks with the Palestinian leadership is "understandable," Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said, flagging that a recent Palestinian unity pact means the militant Islamist movement Hamas would now be at the table. "Israel feels it is tremendously problematic to have peace negotiations with a group that now may include people who believe in the destruction of the State of Israel and have supported terrorist attacks against the civilian populations," Baird said. "Hamas is a listed terrorist organization in Canada," he added.

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