Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict

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• Buoyed by 'Islamic Spring,' Hamas considers new direction (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Israel condemns Palestinian cleric over sermon (Reuters)
• Israeli leader condemns Palestinian Muslim cleric (AP)

Buoyed by 'Islamic Spring,' Hamas considers new direction (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 22 Jan 2012 01:45 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Hamas’ political chief is stepping down after nearly 16 years, leaving the militant Palestinian group with a potential leadership battle just as Islamist allies elsewhere in the Middle East are enjoying momentum from election victories.

Israel condemns Palestinian cleric over sermon (Reuters) Posted: 22 Jan 2012 09:30 AM PST Reuters - Israel condemned the Palestinians' top cleric on Sunday for reciting, at a meeting of the dominant U.S.-backed Fatah faction, a passage from Muslim scripture that called for the killing of Jews.

Israeli leader condemns Palestinian Muslim cleric (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2012 08:01 AM PST AP - The Palestinians' top Muslim cleric faced sharp Israeli criticism Sunday for a speech in which he quoted a religious text that includes passages about killing Jews in an end-of-days struggle.

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