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Gerry Adams: Law limiting family reunification is a 'terrible thing'
By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent

Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams on Wednesday slammed Israeli legislation that makes it difficult for Palestinians married to Israeli Arabs to gain legal status in Israel as a "terrible thing."

Speaking during a meeting with the deputy Knesset speaker, MK Ahmed Tibi, at his East Jerusalem hotel, Adams also called criticized the law that restricts Palestinian appeals for compensation for damage resulting from military operations.

Adams arrived Tuesday night for a visit to the Palestinian territories, following an invitation from Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. He is expected to meet Wednesday with Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, of Hamas.
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Israel had rejected Adams' request to meet with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert or Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. Government sources told Haaretz on Wednesday that the Sinn Fein had been informed of this decision in advance.

Adams on Tuesday called on Israel to hold a direct dialogue with Hamas, saying that the international and Israeli embargos on the Hamas government only inflames tensions in the region.

He called for Israel and Hamas start talking in order to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict. He also expressed his opposition to preconditions for Hamas, such as the recognition of Israel, which he said could come as the result of dialogue between the two sides.
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  1.   Gerry Adams is right 14:35  |  Shlomo from Tel-Aviv 06/09/06
  2.   Gerry Adams 14:56  |  Rodney Stack 06/09/06
  3.   Gerry Adams 15:01  |  Alex 06/09/06
  4.   Clever Kadima`s natural habitat 15:03  |  sh 06/09/06
  5.   Gerry Adams: a brave step 15:05  |  Star of David 06/09/06
  6.   Shlomo,do you think TA would keep its name if your 15:17  |  Absolute Sweden 06/09/06
  7.   IRA and HAMAS are not the same things Gerry 15:21  |  Ben Uziel 06/09/06
  8.   Tibi 15:24  |  zznhl 06/09/06
  9.   GERRY ADAMS VISIT 15:25  |  Mitch Shadowitz 06/09/06
  10.   Gerry Adams Terrorist par Excellence 15:25  |  stude ham 06/09/06
  11.   #5 No pre-conditions 15:34  |  Boycott 06/09/06
  12.   Family "reunification" 15:35  |  Jewish State 06/09/06
  13.   What Gerry Adams and all the liberals... 15:44  |  Avi Yerushalmi 06/09/06
  14.   Brave Steps difficult if Gerry`s lads kneecap you 15:47  |  Alan 06/09/06
  15.   I have seen it all now 15:51  |  Alison 06/09/06
  16.   Kadima finally does something intelligent 15:52  |  Alison 06/09/06
  17.   Sinn Feinn 16:02  |  Joe 90 06/09/06
  18.   Israel Is Obviously Not Interested In Dialogue 16:07  |  Yaakov Sullivan 06/09/06
  19.   really terrible thing 16:15  |  Aharon Rosenbaum 06/09/06
  20.   Mr Adams is a bit naive 16:27  |  krystal 06/09/06
  21.   Iton Shel Smolanim ve Katava Le smolanim 16:36  |  Yuval 06/09/06
  22.   Alison and her mentor in Northern Ireland #15 16:53  |  Yaakov Sullivan 06/09/06
  23.   #15 Alison 17:08  |  Simon 06/09/06
  24.   #11 response 17:13  |  Itsik 06/09/06
  25.   Stude ham and the eternal anti-semitic carte blanche 17:17  |  Hanoman 06/09/06
  26.   Simon - come and get me 17:47  |  Alison 06/09/06
  27.   no one will come get u faster than ur own stupidity alison 18:22  |  tony 06/09/06
  28.   What`s so good about a Zionist passport anyway? 18:24  |  rick 06/09/06
  29.   Perhaps yours will get me first tony. 18:39  |  Alison 06/09/06
  30.   Mr Gerry Adams. 18:55  |  David Nigel Braham 06/09/06
  31.   family reunion 19:36  |  Marilyn 06/09/06
  32.   jewish state 12 22:07  |  potaboc 06/09/06
  33.   gerry adams joke 16:46  |  sandra 07/09/06
  34.   Peace & Gerry Adams 04:34  |  Agnes 03/11/06
  35.   #24 Itsik, Alison 21:13  |  PCR 09/04/09
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