Reuters: British lawmakers meet Hamas leader in Syria
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Title:This article is confusing.
Name:Jasper
City: MilwaukeeState:
"The British government boycotts Hamas, in line with a European Union position not to have official contacts with the group..."

" A British parliamentary delegation on a visit to Syria has met Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal..."

"In March, four members of the British parliament urged the British government to end its boycott of the Palestinian group after meeting Meshal."

In English-speak, is a boycott the same thing as what the Oxford dictionary says it means? Or, is there no discipline whatsoever in the British government?