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Wednesday, July 30, 2014
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Hamas said to okay PA representation for talks
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTurkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu says Hamas agrees that the Palestinian Authority will represent the terror organization and negotiate on its behalf in the Egypt-brokered ceasefire talks, Turkish media reports.
Davutoğlu also criticizes Israel for, as he says, rejecting a 24-hour truce in honor of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday.
“Israel rejected a 24-hour cease-fire and only agreed to a 12-hour respite,” Davutoğlu says.
“All religions are sacred. Religious days are sacred, too.
“Saturday is Sabbath. [Israel’s] religious day is sacred, but ours is not? Why don’t they declare a 24-hour cease-fire?”
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