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Did Obama’s team meet with Hamas before the election?
hotair.com - 11/11/2008
Did Obama’s team meet with Hamas before the election?
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Reported Obama-Hamas Contacts Bode Ill
pajamasmedia.com - 11/12/2008
Reported Obama-Hamas Contacts Bode Ill
— pajamasmedia.com — Yet another clash between Obama’s anodyne public statements and behind-the-scenes activities of a different nature.... (more) Reported Obama-Hamas Contacts Bode Ill

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Israel: We are committed to cease-fire | Israel | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com - 11/5/2008
Israel: We are committed to cease-fire | Israel | Jerusalem Post
— jpost.com — A barrage of rockets hit Gaza-belt communities Wednesday morning after IDF forces engaged Hamas gunmen inside the... Strip. It was the worst outbreak of violence since a shaky cease-fire took effect in June. At least 30 rockets were fired into Israel, ... (more) Israel: We are committed to cease-fire | Israel | ...

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reuters.com - 11/5/2008
Israel-Hamas violence disrupts Gaza truce | International
— reuters.com — GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas fired dozens of rockets at Israel on Wednesday after Israeli forces killed six... Palestinian militants in an eruption of violence that disrupted a four-month-old truce along the Gaza frontier. The rocket attacks, which included ... (more) Israel-Hamas violence disrupts Gaza truce | ...

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Say Anything:  Terrorist Group Hamas Claims Obama Representative Met With Them Before The Election

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Terrorist Group Hamas Claims Obama Representative Met With Them Before The Election
Say Anything — ... Ahmed Yusuf, a political advisor to Hamas’ Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh, reportedly told the London-based paper that, “The connection was made via email and after that we met with them in Gaza.” Al-Hayat reported that Yusuf also said the relations were maintained after Obama’s electoral victory last Tuesday. He said the president-elect’s advisors requested that the relations be kept secret so as not to aid his rival, Senator John McCain. Ed Morrissey notes: Obama told American voters that he ...

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