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To: combjelly who wrote (273209)	2/10/2006 3:25:48 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1586650

Good ole Putin.......Bush's homoerotic bud....we support the Ukraine; he makes nice nice to Hamas. Isn't international diplomacy grand?? Russian invitation to Hamas an 'outrage,' says Israeli official Putin said Thursday he did not view Hamas, which won recent Palestinian parliamentary elections, as a terror organization. The group has claimed responsibility for attacks in Israel and denies the Jewish state's right to exist. "Having maintained our contacts with the organization Hamas, we intend to invite their leaders to Moscow in the near future to search for solutions," said Putin during a visit to Spain. Israel reacted cautiously, reminding Russia that it was part of the so-called Mideast Quartet of peace negotiators that has called on Hamas to renounce violence. The other members of the quartet, the United States, European Union and United Nations, have ruled out talks with Hamas unless it renounces violence. But Israeli officials ratcheted up their criticism on Friday, with one top official calling Putin's comments an "international outrage." Cabinet Minister Meir Sheetrit told Israel Radio that Putin "stabbed Israel in the back. "I wonder what Putin would say if we invited the Chechens here and talked to them," said Sheetrit, referring to the separatist rebels who have been fighting for an independent state in southern Russia for more than a decade. In an interview with the New York Sun, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said the Russian invitation was a "slippery slope" that could lead to compromise with Hamas. Israel has said it wants Russia's ambassador to the Jewish state to provide a full explanation of Putin's comments. The White House reacted warily to Putin's invitation, saying the U.S. ambassador in Russia would be seeking clarification. "As a member of the quartet, we would certainly expect that Russia would deliver that same message," said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack. "They did so as a member of the quartet in public to Hamas, and if there are any future meetings between Russian officials and Hamas officials, we would expect that they would deliver that same clear, strong message." Hamas has accepted Putin's offer, but no date has been set. The group is expected to form a Palestinian government in two to three months. cbc.ca