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Israel left a conference where Hamas participated – Sweden stayed on
By Sapere Aude! - Last updated: söndag, april 12, 2009
The Interparliamentary Union (IPU) this week had a meeting in Ethiopia. Arutz7 reports that the Israeli delegation left the conference, since two Hamas members participated in the ”Palestinian” delegation. Israel tried to persuade the Swedish chairman of the conference, IPUs Secretary General Anders Johnsson, to ensure that the Hamas-delegates would leave the conference, but he […]