Palestinian terrorist Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah
Former President Jimmy Carter is set to meet with Mahmoud Zahar, a top Hamas leader with control over militants in the Gaza Strip.
FOX News confirms the Islamic militant group will meet with Carter in Egypt about their demand that Israel open Gaza's crossings and stop military raids in the territory. The meeting is expected to take place Thursday.
The U.S. and Israeli governments brand Hamas a terror group and have refused to negotiate with the organization.
Carter says the search for Mideast peace should include reaching out to groups such as Hamas. The former president was the broker of Israel's peace treaty with Egypt peace treaty three decades ago.
The former president told FOX News Wednesday, "I'm going to try to get Syria to be constructive in the entire peace process, that would include Iraq and Lebanon, as well." Read more ...
FOX News confirms the Islamic militant group will meet with Carter in Egypt about their demand that Israel open Gaza's crossings and stop military raids in the territory. The meeting is expected to take place Thursday.
The U.S. and Israeli governments brand Hamas a terror group and have refused to negotiate with the organization.
Carter says the search for Mideast peace should include reaching out to groups such as Hamas. The former president was the broker of Israel's peace treaty with Egypt peace treaty three decades ago.
The former president told FOX News Wednesday, "I'm going to try to get Syria to be constructive in the entire peace process, that would include Iraq and Lebanon, as well." Read more ...
Source: AP / FOX News
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