(Jerusalem Post) Hillary Leila Kreiger - Since the election of Hamas to the PA government, the situation "has become more difficult" from a diplomatic perspective, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Wednesday. He reiterated Germany's "decisive" commitment to the three principles articulated by the Quartet and required of Hamas - a cessation of violence, recognition of Israel, and acceptance of previous agreements between Israel and the PA - as a condition for EU aid to the PA. He said that Germany acknowledges the Hamas victory had made the prospect of a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict more distant.
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