Hamas Gov’t Ready to Talk With Mediators
The Palestinian Authority’s incoming premier said Monday his Hamas-led government was ready to hold talks with international Mideast mediators, though he reiterated that Hamas would not cave in to economic pressures to soften its hardline agenda. The so-called Quartet of mediators — the United States, the United Nations, the European Union and Russia — is demanding that Hamas disarm, recognize Israel and accept past Israeli-Palestinian peace agreements. Hamas has so far rejected these conditions. Full Story