He was at pains to assure them that he, not Hamas, would still do the negotiating with israel-if, that is, negotiations ever resume.

他痛苦的向这些人保证，他，而不是哈马斯，将继续与以色列磋商—如果，磋商还将继续的话。

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But he said Hamas was not ready to recognize Israel.

但是，他说，哈马斯还没有准备承认以色列。

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But they have attracted broader interest among Gazans opposed to Hamas, not least Mr Abbas's Fatah faction, which once ruled the strip but has been hamstrung by Hamas.

同时反对哈马斯的加沙人也对他们愈加感兴趣，更不用提阿巴斯的“法塔赫”(这些加沙人更感兴趣)，这个派系曾统治过加沙，但后来被哈马斯颠覆。

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Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said Hamas has not received anything new from Israel and will not change its positions.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

Herzog said Israel does not know what Hamas's demands are and therefore "it would be appropriate to keep expectations realistic."

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

It also wants a guarantee from Hamas that militants will not use construction materials to build bunkers and weapons to attack Israel.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

The ministry said the report does not mention Hamas' "deliberate use" of civilians as human shields.

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More likely, agrees Diana Buttu, a former adviser to Mr Abbas, the famously diffident Palestinian president wanted to avoid a showdown, and simply did not expect Hamas to go so far.

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The Egyptians scored points again earlier this month, when Hamas blocked the exit of Gazans headed for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, on the ground that the Saudis had granted visas only to those who had applied through the PA and not through Hamas.

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