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Beilin: Gov't must reach deal with Hamas before Mideast summit
By Lisa Zilberpriver

Meretz Chairman Yossi Beilin said Thursday it is vital Israel reach an agreement with Hamas, directly or indirectly, before the Middle East summit scheduled for this coming fall, otherwise Gaza may "explode."

Beilin, speaking at a Jerusalem conference held by the Geneva Initiative and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung on the Geneva Convention, said a cease-fire negotiated with Hamas would include it taking responsibility for a total cessation of Qassam fire.

"Hamas have said they are capable of stopping Qassam fire on Israel, and I believe they can," he said.

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"If they're ready to talk to us, we should talk to them," he added.

In order to reach an agreement with Hamas, Beilin said negotiations must focus on crossings, in order not to deprive Gazans of vital income during the flower export season beginning November. Beilin stressed that every day another sector goes bankrupt in the strip.

"I believe decision makers on both sides think that Hamas will sit back and watch a peace agreement on television," he said.

While Beilin stressed the importance of talking to Hamas, Palestinian Authority Minister for Prisoner Affairs Ashraf Al-Ajrami said that the PA has the Palestinian people's mandate to reach an agreement with Israel.

"Hamas will not be able to deny the desires of the Palestinian people," he said.
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  1.   Good ole yossi 04:04  |  Mark 10/08/07
  2.   Beilin is 100% correct 04:28  |  MARK 10/08/07
  3.   Beilin is right about talking to Hamas before the peace conferenc 04:29  |  lakshmi 10/08/07
  4.   Beilin, Please Make Peace With Yourself 04:52  |  Yoram 10/08/07
  5.   Surrender Is Not An Option 05:00  |  J of Hollywood 10/08/07
  6.   November is a long way away 05:09  |  idf_sergeant 10/08/07
  7.   1.Mark from San franciso,living so far away you probably don`t 05:30  |  lakshmi 10/08/07
  8.   #3, Lakshmi 06:02  |  Hannah 10/08/07
  9.   #1, Mark 06:09  |  Hannah 10/08/07
  10.   Beilin: Gov`t must reach deal with Hamas before Mideast summit 06:38  |  alex 10/08/07
  11.   oy gaza may explode 07:02  |  peter 10/08/07
  12.   BEILIN, RABIN AND RATS 07:37  |  indrajaya 10/08/07
  13.   there is hope for israel.... 07:39  |  ravi 10/08/07
  14.   11..tod.... "jackass" 07:44  |  ravi 10/08/07
  15.   YOSSI: WHAT PART OF HAMAS CHARTER DON`T YOU UNDERSTAND??? 07:57  |  G. Marcus 10/08/07
  16.   NO DEALS WITH A SWORN ENEMY! 08:23  |  Ambrose 10/08/07
  17.   THERE WONT BE A SUMMIT............ 08:32  |  THE PROPHET 10/08/07
  18.   A serious enemy 08:48  |  Moshe 10/08/07
  19.   Gee, what a radical thought, hey? 09:40  |  Johnboy 10/08/07
  20.   Beilin you have NEVER been right! 09:40  |  Achmud 10/08/07
  21.   He`s paid by EU and expresses EU`s Chamberalin-like clerks opinio 09:57  |  Absolute Sweden 10/08/07
  22.   First goodwill - Pals, return Gilad now!!!! 10:09  |  lilly 10/08/07
  23.   beilin 10:24  |  elliot 10/08/07
  24.   Fake Indrjaya # 14 10:27  |  Indrajaya 10/08/07
  25.   Yossi Revealed 10:36  |  Raviv 10/08/07
  26.   Johnboy-# 21-talking to your enemies? 10:54  |  Daniel Leopold 10/08/07
  27.   # 26, FAKE INDRAJAYA ALERT 10:59  |  indrajaya 10/08/07
  28.   Disgraceful Speech, Naive, Lacking Wisdom 11:06  |  Moses, Joshua, Caleb 10/08/07
  29.   Why should the Israelis try to resucitate Hamas? 11:25  |  ScotGuy 10/08/07
  30.   Yossi Beilin - (still) Israels best ambassador in the world !! 11:32  |  Peace-warrior 10/08/07
  31.   Hamas doesn`t want to deal with Israel Yossale 11:33  |  Daniel Leopold 10/08/07
  32.   Call Hamas in for comedy show, not for talks 11:33  |  Dhimmi Hendrix 10/08/07
  33.   GOD IS POWER 11:43  |  indrajaya 10/08/07
  34.   #24, Elliott 11:47  |  Hannah 10/08/07
  35.   Beilin `s Ivory tower reinforced by leftist fundamentalism!!!! 11:47  |  Ben Uziel 10/08/07
  36.   Posts at Haaretz are now removed, too 12:23  |  martyrmaker 10/08/07
  37.   Yoram 12:28  |  A.M. 10/08/07
  38.   # 37, MARTYRMAKER 12:35  |  indrajaya 10/08/07
  39.   Sons in the Shadow of Their Father 12:39  |  Fritz 10/08/07
  40.   Beillin and friend,Tosefta:Absolutely Not 12:50  |  Ronnie Wolman 10/08/07
  41.   #27 Whacko, Daniel! 13:11  |  Johnboy 10/08/07
  42.   #3 Lakshmi re head scarves in Gaza 13:15  |  Labhras 10/08/07
  43.   Note the not so subtle shift taking place 13:31  |  Labhras 10/08/07
  44.   Ambrose #17 I Agree 13:33  |  Hannah 10/08/07
  45.   #43, Labhras 13:39  |  Hannah 10/08/07
  46.   #40, Fritz 13:42  |  Hannah 10/08/07
  47.   Well intentioned? Or just grabbing headlines? 13:49  |  Mark Lincoln 10/08/07
  48.   #43labarse on reliance on news reports 13:53  |  victor hardman 10/08/07
  49.   Beilin 13:55  |  Horace Kingsley 10/08/07
  50.   No negotiation with those who will not accept you 13:56  |  Murray 10/08/07
  51.   Beilin 14:03  |  Fritz Fornicks 10/08/07
  52.   johnboy`s pulp fiction 14:05  |  peter 10/08/07
  53.   Idea: Get a soft-sell face of imperialist power involved,... 14:38  |  Mimi 10/08/07
  54.   If the legitimate Pal Gov won`t talk.... 14:45  |  Lynn 10/08/07
  55.   Beilin: Ouain,Ouain, make political space to terror Hamas 15:04  |  Joseph E . 10/08/07
  56.   Beilin: Ouain,Ouain, make political space to terror Hamas 15:05  |  Joseph E . 10/08/07
  57.   Beilin: Ouain,Ouain, make political space to terror Hamas 15:17  |  Joseph E . 10/08/07
  58.   #49 Big-OT still reading 1922 belfast telegraph 15:45  |  Labhras 10/08/07
  59.   43Labhras,thanks,&johnboy,I read the Time Magazine article on 15:47  |  lakshmi 10/08/07
  60.   ISRAEL"S EXISTENTIAL GUILT 15:51  |  abram epstein 10/08/07
  61.   Legitimate government? 15:53  |  Murray 10/08/07
  62.   Beilin: make political space to terror Hamas 16:08  |  Joseph E . 10/08/07
  63.   #49 Big-OT in belfast 16:08  |  Labhras 10/08/07
  64.   FALSE HANNAH ALERT! #45 16:12  |  Hannah 10/08/07
  65.   Good, Yossi, but let us be more realistic 16:13  |  Tosefta 10/08/07
  66.   re#13 Cohen challenge Indrajaya 16:15  |  Alberto Cohen 10/08/07
  67.   Exchange Beilin with Shalit 16:15  |  Joseph E . 10/08/07
  68.   Let Me Get This Straight 16:45  |  Jeff Northridge 10/08/07
  69.   #43 Correction 16:52  |  Labhras 10/08/07
  70.   Johnboy-# 42-change their policy 16:56  |  Daniel Leopold 10/08/07
  71.   54Mimi,I get the impression that you don`t like Hamas or Jimmy 16:57  |  lakshmi 10/08/07
  72.   indrajaya, if GOD IS POWER... 17:08  |  Akiva Patysh 10/08/07
  73.   indrajaya, if GOD IS POWER...part two... 17:16  |  Akiva Patysh 10/08/07
  74.   Murray # 51 That`s Not The Main Reason 17:16  |  Jeff Northridge 10/08/07
  75.   indrajaya, GOD IS POWER, part 3 17:20  |  Akiva Patysh 10/08/07
  76.   Beilin needs to be committed to the nearest mental institution 17:25  |  Daniel 10/08/07
  77.   #55 17:42  |  Shana 10/08/07
  78.   Student Elections Hamas Style 17:48  |  After the Fall 10/08/07
  79.   indrajaya, if GOD IS POWER...part two... 17:53  |  Akiva Patysh 10/08/07
  80.   indrajaya, if GOD IS POWER...part 1 17:54  |  Akiva Patysh 10/08/07
  81.   Peace will go forward without Hamas 17:54  |  Shepherd 10/08/07
  82.   Make deals, but do not expect 17:55  |  bobby