Jimmy Carter to Meet Exiled Hamas Leader

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Published: 10 April 2008 10 April 2008
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Meanwhile, former president Jimmy Carter is planning on meeting Hamas’s exiled political leader, Khaled Meshal, in Syria next week. Last week, Meshal reiterated his previous statement that Hamas would accept a Palestinian state along the 1967 borders with Israel. Carter’s plans immediately came under criticism from all three leading presidential candidates. Senator John McCain called on Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton to condemn the meeting. In statements, both Clinton and Obama said they disagree with Carter’s plans. The meeting comes as Israeli public support is growing for talks with Hamas. A poll in February found that 64 percent of Israelis support Hamas’s call for a ceasefire.


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