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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Revealed: the untold story of the deal that shocked the Middle East

"A series of detailed letters, accepted by all sides, of which The Independent has copies, show just how complex the negotiations were; Hamas also sought – and received – the support of Syrian President Bachar al-Assad, the country’s vice president Farouk al-Sharaa and its foreign minister, Walid Moallem. Among the results was an agreement by Meshaal to end Hamas rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza – since resistance would be the right only of the state – and agreement that a future Palestinian state be based on Israel’s 1967 borders."

There has in fact only been one rocket attack from Gaza since mid-April.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/revealed-the-untold-story-of-the-deal-that-shocked-the-middle-east-2293879.html

Revealed: the untold story of the deal that shocked the Middle East

Exclusive by Robert Fisk

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