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Former President Jimmy Carter Meets With Hamas Leader Khaled Meshal<\/a> ABC News<\/p>\n

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"You have to involve Hamas. They have to be involved in some way," Carter said. Leading Israeli columnist Akiva Eldar told ABC News today that this policy would not work. "It's no use just talking to the good guys like Abbas, if you don't also talk to the bad guys like Hamas. Any deal Israel makes with Abbas can be destroyed by Hamas if they don't agree," Eldar said. <\/p>\n

Carter also attacked current Israeli policy of blockading the Gaza Strip, which since June has been ruled by Hamas. "It's an atrocity that is perpetrated as punishment on the people of Gaza. It's a crime. … I think it is an abomination that this continues to go on," he said. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Syria, US at Odds Over Hariri Probe<\/a> By ADAM ZAGORIN\/Time<\/span><\/p>\n

The war in Iraq has become "a major debacle"<\/a> and the outcome "is in doubt" despite improvements in security from the buildup in U.S. forces, according to a highly critical study published Thursday by the Pentagon's premier military educational institute.<\/span><\/p>\n

Back to Jordanian option\/ Eiland<\/a> Four reasons why final-status agreement with Palestinians is unfeasible…<\/p>\n

An Ominous Rift Grows in the Arab World<\/a> By: Rami G. Khouri | The Daily Star As oil income to Arab producers continues to rise, we are witnessing sharper polarization between the wealthy, energy-producing states of the Gulf with their small populations on the one hand, and the more populous, energy-importing Arab countries in the Levant, the Nile Valley, and North Africa on the other….<\/p>\n

The Age of Nonpolarity<\/a>
by Richard Haass
Foreign Affairs
The era of American hegemony is over–and Washington will have to change its ways to succeed in the new environment.<\/p>\n

The State Department on Tuesday issued a new travel warning on Syria<\/a>, telling U.S. citizens to "thoroughly consider the risks of travel to Syria" and to "take adequate precautions to ensure their safety."<\/p>\n

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Syria — which the U.S. has labeled as a state sponsor of terrorism — continues to be home to the offices of several terror groups, the new warning says.<\/p>\n

Groups like Hezbollah, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad along with other extremist organizatiosn "have the potential to be either the targets of or perpetrators of acts of violence," the statement reads, pointing to recent incidents that likely would make the usual day-trekker reconsider a leisurely visit.<\/p>\n

"On February 12, 2008, an explosion occurred in the residential Kafer Soseh neighborhood of Damascus, killing Imad Moughniyeh, a senior Hizbollah operative.<\/p>\n

"In 2006, the U.S. Embassy in Damascus was attacked by terrorists armed with guns, grenades, and a car bomb.<\/p>\n

"The Syrian Government has allowed anti-U.S. demonstrations to occur; the latest was on March 3, 2008. Anti-U.S. demonstrations date back to September 2005, some of which have turned violent and led to damage to Western embassies, including the U.S. Embassy."<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Abbas to Discuss Borders, Refugees, Jerusalem Status With Bush <\/a>
By Massoud A. Derhally<\/p>\n

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April 15 (Bloomberg) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will discuss the so-called final status issues in the Middle East peace process when he meets President George W. Bush in Washington on April 24. <\/p>\n

Abbas discussed the violence in the Gaza Strip with Jordan's King Abdullah II today in Amman, the Royal Court said in a statement. The two men talked about final status questions, which Abbas will also raise with Bush, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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