Peace deal not impossible despite Hamas rise: Olmert
AFP
Date: 02-21-06
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said there was still hope of reaching a peace deal with the Palestinians despite Hamas's rise to power, the media reported.
According to public radio and the website of the Haaretz daily, Olmert admitted the chance of reaching a "quick agreement" with the Palestinians had shrunk since the radical Islamist group's election victory.
"But the hope has not disappeared and I am responsible for both things, the battle against Hamas and maintaining hope -- the chance to reach an agreement," Olmert said, without giving further details.
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