Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict

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• Longtime Hamas leader Mashaal asks to quit (AP)
• Meshaal planning to step down as leader of Hamas (Reuters)
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Longtime Hamas leader Mashaal asks to quit (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2012 10:02 AM PST AP - Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal has decided not to seek another term, the movement said Saturday, paving the way for a possible leadership contest at a time when the anti-Israeli Islamic group faces far-reaching decisions on whether to stay the course of militancy or moderate.

Meshaal planning to step down as leader of Hamas (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2012 06:54 AM PST Reuters - Khaled Meshaal, the top political official of Palestinian Islamist faction Hamas that controls the Gaza Strip, will not seek reelection when a vote to choose its leadership is held soon, the group said on Saturday.

(AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:56 PM PST AP - Hamas: Leader Khaled Mashaal won't seek re-election as head of Palestinian militant group.

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