http://www.newsvine.com/khaled-mashaalNewsvine - khaled-mashaalen-usCopyright 2013Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:32:56 +0000Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:57:27 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17690292-analysis-hamas-wants-bigger-regional-rolehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17690292-analysis-hamas-wants-bigger-regional-rolepalestinianshamasanalysisworld-newsmlkhaled-mashaalWed, 10 Apr 2013 17:27:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>File - In this Dec. 9, 2012 file photo, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal waves during his visit to the Islamic University in Gaza City. Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal has set an ambitious agenda for his new term, seeking to transform his once isolated Islamic militant movement into a widely recognized political force, without making concessions toward Israel needed for international acceptance. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa, File)</p><p>In this Monday, April 8, 2013 photo, Palestinians work on a Qatar-funded road in Gaza City. The newly re-elected leader of Hamas, Khaled Mashaal, is expected to strengthen ties with Qatar, Egypt and Turkey in his next four-year term. (AP Photo/ Hatem Moussa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17552962-gaza-premier-elected-as-no-2-in-hamas-leadershiphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17552962-gaza-premier-elected-as-no-2-in-hamas-leadershippalestinianshamasworld-newsmlkhaled-mashaaltwo-hamaswestern-backed-palestiniansenior-hamasMon, 1 Apr 2013 14:32:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this this Aug. 29, 2009 file photo, Khaled Mashaal, Hamas leader, center, attends his father's funeral at a Mosque in Amman, Jordan. Senior Hamas figures gathered for the last stage of internal elections on Monday in Cairo, where two officials in the Islamic militant movement said a new leader may be announced later in the day. Qatar-based Mashaal, who has run the Palestinian movement since 1996, is seen as the front-runner. Mashaal, 56, is backed by regional powers Qatar, Turkey and Egypt. (AP Photo/Nader Daoud, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/01/15592960-hamas-supporters-gather-for-25th-anniversaryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/01/15592960-hamas-supporters-gather-for-25th-anniversarypalestinianshamasgaza-stripworld-newsmlkhaled-mashaaliranian-backed-islamic-jihadSat, 1 Dec 2012 11:12:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Thursday, July 12, 2012 file photo, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal arrives at the Islamist Ennahda party congress in Tunis. The leader of Gaza's ruling Hamas group will visit the Palestinian territory for the first time, an official said Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, a sign of increasing boldness of the Islamic militant movement after it held its own against an Israeli military offensive. Khaled Mashaal was set to arrive in the Gaza Strip next week by crossing the border from Egypt to mark Hamas' 25th anniversary and congratulate its leaders and fighters for battling Israel during the recent eight-day offensive, according to a senior Hamas official in Gaza. (AP Photo/Amine Landoulsi, File)</p><p>Palestinian childrens play in the rubble of a house after it was hit by an Israeli strike during Israel's recent military offensive in the Gaza Strip, in the Jebaliya refugee camp, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)</p><p>Members of Hamas youth movement march as part of Hamas activities to mark the upcoming 25 anniversary of its foundation in the Jebaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)</p><p>Members of Hamas youth movement marching as part of Hamas activities to mark the upcoming 25th anniversary of its foundation in the Gaza Strip , Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)</p><p>FILE - In this Friday Nov. 5, 2010, file photo, the leader of Hamas Khaled Mashaal addresses the crowd during a rally at the Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus, Syria, Hamas’ exiled supreme leader visits the Gaza Strip for the first time this weekend on a landmark trip to the sliver of land ruled by his Islamic militant movement. The visit signals growing regional acceptance of the once isolated Hamas and even grudging acquiescence by Israel in the wake of an eight-day battle last month that ended with a cease-fire between the bitter enemies. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi, File)</p><p>FILE- In this Monday, Nov. 19, 2012 file photo, the leader of Hamas Khaled Mashaal prays during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt. Hamas’ exiled supreme leader visits the Gaza Strip for the first time this weekend on a landmark trip to the sliver of land ruled by his Islamic militant movement. The visit signals growing regional acceptance of the once isolated Hamas and even grudging acquiescence by Israel in the wake of an eight-day battle last month that ended with a cease-fire between the bitter enemies. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa, File)</p><p>Exiled Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal upon his arrival at Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. The exiled Hamas chief broke into tears Friday as he arrived in the Gaza Strip for his first-ever visit, a landmark trip reflecting his militant group's growing international acceptance and its defiance of Israel. Khaled Mashaal, who left the West Bank as a child and leads the Islamic militant movement from Qatar, crossed the Egyptian border, kissed the ground, and was greeted by a crowd of Hamas officials and representatives of Hamas' rival Fatah party. He was also welcomed by a group of Palestinian orphans — children of Gaza militants killed by Israel in recent years — wearing military-style uniforms. (AP Photo/Suhaib Salem , Pool)</p><p>Exiled Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal, left, and Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh upon Meshaal's arrival at Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. The exiled Hamas chief broke into tears Friday as he arrived in the Gaza Strip for his first-ever visit, a landmark trip reflecting his militant group's growing international acceptance and its defiance of Israel. Khaled Mashaal, who left the West Bank as a child and leads the Islamic militant movement from Qatar, crossed the Egyptian border, kissed the ground, and was greeted by a crowd of Hamas officials and representatives of Hamas' rival Fatah party. He was also welcomed by a group of Palestinian orphans — children of Gaza militants killed by Israel in recent years — wearing military-style uniforms. (AP Photo/Suhaib Salem, Pool)</p><p>The exiled Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal shakes hands with supporters upon his arrival at Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. The exiled Hamas chief broke into tears Friday as he arrived in the Gaza Strip for his first-ever visit, a landmark trip reflecting his militant group's growing international acceptance and its defiance of Israel. Khaled Mashaal, who left the West Bank as a child and leads the Islamic militant movement from Qatar, crossed the Egyptian border, kissed the ground, and was greeted by a crowd of Hamas officials and representatives of Hamas' rival Fatah party. He was also welcomed by a group of Palestinian orphans — children of Gaza militants killed by Israel in recent years — wearing military-style uniforms. (AP Photo/Suhaib Salem , Pool)</p><p>Exiled Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal, left, and Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh wave during a news conference upon Meshaal's arrival at Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Mashaal broke into tears Friday as he arrived in the Gaza Strip for his first-ever visit, a landmark trip reflecting his militant group's growing international acceptance and its defiance of Israel. Khaled Mashaal, who left the West Bank as a child and leads the Islamic militant movement from Qatar, crossed the Egyptian border, kissed the ground, and was greeted by a crowd of Hamas officials and representatives of Hamas' rival Fatah party. He was also welcomed by a group of Palestinian orphans — children of Gaza militants killed by Israel in recent years — wearing military-style uniforms. (AP Photo/Suhaib Salem, Pool)</p><p>The exiled Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal greets Palestinians as he parades through the streets with Hamas prime minister, not seen, following Mashaal's arrival in Gaza City, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Mashaal broke into tears Friday as he arrived in the Gaza Strip for his first-ever visit, a landmark trip reflecting his militant group's growing international acceptance and its defiance of Israel. Khaled Mashaal, who left the West Bank as a child and leads the Islamic militant movement from Qatar, crossed the Egyptian border, kissed the ground, and was greeted by a crowd of Hamas officials and representatives of Hamas' rival Fatah party. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hams, Pool)</p><p>The exiled Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal, left, and Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh wave from the rooftop of a vehicle during a parade following Meshaal's arrival in Gaza City, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Mashaal, broke into tears Friday as he arrived in the Gaza Strip for his first-ever visit, a landmark trip reflecting his militant group's growing international acceptance and its defiance of Israel. Khaled Mashaal, who left the West Bank as a child and leads the Islamic militant movement from Qatar, crossed the Egyptian border, kissed the ground, and was greeted by a crowd of Hamas officials and representatives of Hamas' rival Fatah party. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hams, Pool)</p><p>The exiled Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal, left, speaks as Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh looks on to Hamas supporters during a visit to the house of Ahmed Jaabari, the late leader of the Hamas armed wing who was killed in an Israeli air strike in November, in Gaza City, Friday, Dec.7 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammed Saber, Pool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/28/15506463-turkeys-erdogan-considers-gaza-visithttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/28/15506463-turkeys-erdogan-considers-gaza-visiteuturkeypalestiniansgaza-stripworld-newskhaled-mashaalWed, 28 Nov 2012 10:15:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15298196-quotations-of-the-dayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15298196-quotations-of-the-dayquotesgaza-stripus-newsbenjamin-netanyahukhaled-mashaalstate-hillary-rodham-clintonmohammed-morsibangladeshi-sabina-yasmineTue, 20 Nov 2012 08:02:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/25/12940909-turkish-pm-hamas-leader-meethttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/25/12940909-turkish-pm-hamas-leader-meeteuturkeyhamasworld-newskhaled-mashaalWed, 25 Jul 2012 06:49:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/16/10716085-turkey-pm-meets-hamas-exiled-leader-mashaalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/16/10716085-turkey-pm-meets-hamas-exiled-leader-mashaaleuturkeypalestiniansworld-newskhaled-mashaalFri, 16 Mar 2012 11:59:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/24/10223710-jordans-king-receives-hamas-leaderhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/24/10223710-jordans-king-receives-hamas-leaderhamasjordanworld-newsmlkhaled-mashaaljordan-king-abdullah-iiTue, 24 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2010 file photograph, Hamas leaderf Khaled Mashaal speaks to journalists after his meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon. Mashaal won't seek re-election, Hamas announced Saturday, paving the way for a leadership contest and possible struggle over the ideological direction of the Islamic militant group. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)</p><p>In this Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 handout photo from the office of Khaled Mashaal, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal speaks as Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie, background, listens during a meeting with members of the Muslim Brotherhood to congratulate them for winning the biggest number of seats in parliamentary elections in Cairo, Egypt. Final results show Egypt's Islamist parties winning 75 percent of seats in parliament. The results on Saturday showed that Islamist parties won nearly three-quarters of the seats in parliament in Egypt's first elections since the ouster of authoritarian president Hosni Mubarak, according to election officials and political groups. (AP Photo/Mohammed al-Homs, Office of Khaled Meshaal, HO) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES</p><p>Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal speaks to reporters after meeting King Abdullah II of Jordan, in the presence of the Qatari Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad al Thany, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. A high-profile visit to Jordan by the leader of Hamas has revived contacts with the Palestinian militant group, but Jordan will not lift a ban on its activities there, a senior Jordanian official said Sunday. Khaled Mashaal's visit was part of Jordan's efforts to engage with previously shunned Islamists, who have been gaining ground across the region in Arab Spring uprisings. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p><p>Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, center, speaks to reporters after meeting King Abdullah II of Jordan, in the presence of the Qatari Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad al Thany, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. A high-profile visit to Jordan by the leader of Hamas has revived contacts with the Palestinian militant group, but Jordan will not lift a ban on its activities there, a senior Jordanian official said Sunday. Khaled Mashaal's visit was part of Jordan's efforts to engage with previously shunned Islamists, who have been gaining ground across the region in Arab Spring uprisings. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p><p>Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal speaks to reporters after meeting King Abdullah II of Jordan, in the presence of the Qatari Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad al Thany, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. A high-profile visit to Jordan by the leader of Hamas has revived contacts with the Palestinian militant group, but Jordan will not lift a ban on its activities there, a senior Jordanian official said Sunday. Khaled Mashaal's visit was part of Jordan's efforts to engage with previously shunned Islamists, who have been gaining ground across the region in Arab Spring uprisings. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p><p>Crown Prince of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, center, speaks to Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, left, and King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Jan. Jan. 29, 2012.A high-profile visit to Jordan by the leader of Hamas has revived contacts with the Palestinian militant group, but Jordan will not lift a ban on its activities there, a senior Jordanian official said Sunday. Khaled Mashaal's visit was part of Jordan's efforts to engage with previously shunned Islamists, who have been gaining ground across the region in Arab Spring uprisings. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/21/10203976-longtime-hamas-leader-mashaal-asks-to-quithttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/21/10203976-longtime-hamas-leader-mashaal-asks-to-quitpalestiniansworld-newspalestinian-islamicmlkhaled-mashaalSat, 21 Jan 2012 08:08:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - Khaled Mashaal, Hamas leader, center, attends his father's funeral at a Mosque in Amman, Jordan, in this Aug. 29, 2009 file photo. The Islamic militant group Hamas said in a statement e-mailed Saturday Jan. 21, 2012 that their chief, Khaled Mashaal, won't seek re-election. (AP Photo/Nader Daoud, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/19/10187704-http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/19/10187704-apnewsalertarab-leaguemoammar-gadhafiworld-newsmlkhaled-mashaalgulf-cooperation-councilofficials-insurgentsThu, 19 Jan 2012 09:27:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/23/8978047-gaza-official-palestinian-president-opposes-unityhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/23/8978047-gaza-official-palestinian-president-opposes-unitypalestiniansgaza-stripmahmoud-abbaswest-bankworld-newsreconciliationmahmud-abbasmlkhaled-mashaalrival-palestinianwest-bank-based-palestinianWed, 23 Nov 2011 17:41:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech during a ceremony to commemorate the seventh anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)</p><p>Palestinians rally in support of the national reconciliation between the two rival movements of Fatah and Hamas in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. The long-estranged leaders of the two rival Palestinian political movements said Thursday they have significantly narrowed differences and opened a new page in relations in reconciliation talks in Cairo. Signs in Arabic read, from left: "The people are savers of unity and unity is the rule for victory", "Division strengthens the occupation" and " West Bank and Gaza shout one homeland". (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)</p><p>FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007 file photo, Hamas' supreme leader Khaled Mashaal waves while speaking to the media in Moscow, Russia. The long-estranged leaders of the two rival Palestinian political movements say they've significantly narrowed differences and opened a new page in relations in two hours of talks in Cairo. (AP Photo/ Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011 file photo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech during a ceremony to commemorate the seventh anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The long-estranged leaders of the two rival Palestinian political movements say they've significantly narrowed differences and opened a new page in relations in two hours of talks in Cairo. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)</p><p>Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, right, and Norwegian Minister of Foregin Affairs Jonas Gahr Store speak during a press conference in Oslo on Thursday Nov. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Gorm Kallestad / Scanpix Norway) NORWAY OUT </p><p>In this photo provided by the office of Khaled Meshaal, Palestinian Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are seen together during their meeting in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. The long-estranged leaders of the two rival Palestinian political movements said Thursday they significantly narrowed differences and opened a new page in relations in reconciliation talks in Cairo. (AP Photo/Office of Khaled Meshaal) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES</p><p>In this photo provided by the office of Khaled Meshaal, Palestinian Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas greet each other during their meeting in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. The long-estranged leaders of the two rival Palestinian political movements said Thursday they significantly narrowed differences and opened a new page in relations in reconciliation talks in Cairo. (AP Photo/Office of Khaled Meshaal) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/11/8274291-hamas-chief1027-prisoners-to-be-freed-in-swaphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/11/8274291-hamas-chief1027-prisoners-to-be-freed-in-swapisraelpalestiniansworld-newsmlkhaled-mashaalTue, 11 Oct 2011 20:14:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>CORRECTS DETAIL - FILE - This undated handout photo released by the Schalit family shows Cpl. Gilad Schalit, who was captured by militants in Gaza during a cross-border raid on June 25, 2006 at the age of 19. Israeli and Hamas officials announced late Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 that they have reached a prisoner swap deal to free Schalit, capping five years of painful negotiations that have repeatedly collapsed. (AP Photo, File) NO SALES</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/22/6914704-turkey-supports-palestinian-recognitionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/22/6914704-turkey-supports-palestinian-recognitioneuturkeypalestiniansworld-newskhaled-mashaalWed, 22 Jun 2011 09:02:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/21/1443842-hamas-leader-offers-truce-if-israel-withdraws-from-1967-landshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/21/1443842-hamas-leader-offers-truce-if-israel-withdraws-from-1967-landsisraelhamassyriaworld-newskhaled-mashaalMon, 21 Apr 2008 15:56:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A Syrian security official, right, guards next the vehicle of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, seen in vehicle behind bodyguard, as he leaves after his meeting with Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal, at his office in Damascus, Syria, Friday April 18, 2008. Carter defied U.S. and Israeli warnings and met Friday with the exiled leader of Hamas and the militant group's deputy chief, two men Washington labels as global terrorists and Israel accuses of masterminding suicide bombings and kidnappings. Carter's 4-hour meeting with Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal was the first public contact between a prominent American figure and Hamas officials since the Rev. Jesse Jackson met with Mashaal in Syria in 2006.(AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)</p><p>Hamas political leader, Khaled Mashaal talks to reporters at a press conference in Damascus,Syria, on Monday April 21, 2008. Mashaal reiterated Hamas position of not recognizing Israel. US former president Jimmy Carter met Mashaal on Friday and Saturday in the Syrian capital. Carter told a press conference in Tel-Aviv that Hamas is ready to accept any agreement with Israel if it was accepted in a referendum.(AP photo / Bassem Tellawi).</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/11/09/434412-olmert-israel-wont-stop-targeting-gazahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/11/09/434412-olmert-israel-wont-stop-targeting-gazapalestiniansgovernmentgaza-stripmahmoud-abbasworld-newsehud-olmertkhaled-mashaalThu, 9 Nov 2006 13:15:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Palestinians carry for burial the bodies of members of the Al-Athamna family during their funeral in the Gaza town of Beit Hanoun Thursday Nov. 9, 2006. Tens of thousands of grieving Gazans, weeping in anguish and screaming for revenge, crammed into a cemetery on Thursday to bury 18 civilians killed by an errant Israeli artillery barrage that tore through a crowded residential neighborhood. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)</p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, speaks to a TV reporter at a business conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006. Olmert on Thursday said the Israeli artillery barrage that killed 18 civilians in the Gaza Strip was caused by a "technical failure" and called for an immediate meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/10/12/397850-mashaal-hamas-wont-recognize-israelhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/10/12/397850-mashaal-hamas-wont-recognize-israelpalestinianssyriaworld-newsmahmoud-abbas'khaled-mashaalexiled-hamasThu, 12 Oct 2006 21:39:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Hamas' political leader Khaled Mashaal speaks in Damascus on Thursday Oct. 12, 2006. Mashaal said that his group is still committed to a national unity government and is willing to acknowledge all agreements signed by the Palestinian authority . He rejects any foreign interfere in the internal Palestinian issues to impose certain formulas on Hamas. He reiterated the group's objection to recognizing Israel for nothing.(AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi).</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/06/28/271542-hamas-praises-abduction-denies-rolehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/06/28/271542-hamas-praises-abduction-denies-rolehamasworld-newskhaled-mashaalwho-runsdamascus-based-hamasWed, 28 Jun 2006 19:24:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Khaled Mashaal, head of Hamas' political bureau, speaks during a news conferece in Moscow, Friday, March 3, 2006. Hamas' representative in Lebanon warned of serious consequences if Israel carried out a threat to kill Mashaal, who lives in Damascus, Syria. Israel believes Mashaal ordered the Sunday, June 25, 2006 raid which captured Cpl. Gilad Shalit at an Israeli military camp near the Gaza border. Israeli Justice Minister Haim Ramon has said Mashaal is a target for assassination. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)</p>