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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKTRE5101DN20090201
Abbas Sets Conditions for Dialogue with Hamas
[Reuters] Alaa Shahine - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday ruled out dialogue with Hamas unless it recognizes the supremacy of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), deepening the split between the two main Palestinian groups. He was responding to a proposal by Hamas to replace the PLO, which is dominated by Abbas and the factions loyal to him. Hamas rejects the agreements the PLO has made with Israel, including the 1993 Oslo accord in which the PLO formally recognized the Jewish state.