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Sat 09 Sep 2010Islamist groups attempt to derail Middle East talks
HAMAS AND 12 radical Palestinian groups are joining forces to co-ordinate attacks against Israel in an effort to torpedo the drive for Middle East peace.
As Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was holding face-to-face peace talks in Washington with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, rejectionist groups, including Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Resistance Committees and smaller left-wing militant organisations, met in Gaza.
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