Political Contacts With Palestinians Restricted
From Times Wire Reports
The United Nations said it had ended its policy of unrestricted political contacts with the Palestinians and would assess each request for talks with the new Hamas-run government.
The policy follows bans on contacts with Hamas by Israel, the United States and the European Union, which consider it a terrorist organization.
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said “working contacts” would ensure that there was no disruption in the delivery of U.N. humanitarian aid and services to the Palestinian people.
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