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Palestinian Rapprochement Leaves Israel Unimpressed
(Independent-UK) Matthew Kalman - Following talks in Cairo with Hamas and Islamic Jihad, PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas announced that a joint committee would prepare for elections in May to the Palestine National Council, the ruling body of the PLO. Khaled Abu Toameh, a Palestinian commentator, said the agreement by Hamas to join the PLO did not necessarily mean they had finally accepted the idea of peace with Israel. "Joining the PLO does not mean Hamas will necessarily change its strategy or give up on armed struggle," he said. "They ran in the 2006 election held under the Oslo peace accords but still refused to recognize the accords."