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<description><![CDATA[The supreme leader of the Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas has decided to step down, clearing the way for the movement to choose a new head for the first time in more than 15 years, two senior officials said Monday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ibrahim Barzak]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ibrahim Barzak]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/24/14074532-hamas-head-mashaal-says-he-will-resign</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/24/14074532-hamas-head-mashaal-says-he-will-resign</guid><category>palestinians</category><category>hamas</category><category>world-news</category><category>palestinian-islamic</category><category>ml</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:37:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Longtime Hamas leader Mashaal asks to quit</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal has decided not to seek another term, the movement said Saturday, paving the way for a possible leadership contest at a time when the anti-Israeli Islamic group faces far-reaching decisions on whether to stay the course of militancy or moderate.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ibrahim Barzak]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ibrahim Barzak]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/21/10203976-longtime-hamas-leader-mashaal-asks-to-quit</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/21/10203976-longtime-hamas-leader-mashaal-asks-to-quit</guid><category>palestinians</category><category>world-news</category><category>palestinian-islamic</category><category>ml</category><category>khaled-mashaal</category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:08:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/50f17faa-c2df-4976-b33c-1a2bc042768f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/50f17faa-c2df-4976-b33c-1a2bc042768f.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;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)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>