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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/world/middleeast/06mideast.html
Clinton Leaves Door Open after Palestinian Deal
(New York Times) Alan Cowell - While Mr. Abbas seemed certain to laud the advantages of Palestinian unity, European aversion to Hamas may well make Mr. Netanyahu's mission easier, analysts in Paris said, though many European countries, including France, have been largely sympathetic to the Palestinian cause. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton strikingly refused to rule out further negotiations with a Palestinian side that included Hamas, though she reiterated the Obama administration's call for Hamas to accept basic conditions that included renouncing violence and recognizing Israel's right to exist.