(Some of these articles below say that the Hamas will recognize Israel, and some of the say that they won't.)
Fatah: PA to formulate unity government within two weeks
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/731970.html
Palestinian factions agree on new draft of 'national reconcilitation document'
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/732038.html
Abbas and Hamas Forge Unity Following Kidnapping http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=106147
PA Declares State of Emergency
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri denied reports that the revised document recognizes Israel's right to exist. "We agreed to all the articles of the document without having to recognize Israel," he explained. "This is a major achievement for Hamas because the agreement also allows us to pursue the resistance against Israel.
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http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150885863329&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Hamas, Fatah reach accord on prisoners' document
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Hamas reaches deal with Abbas, but keeps hard line
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas reached a political agreement with moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday under the pressure of an international embargo to push it to recognize Israel and soften its line.
But the governing Islamist group -- whose charter calls for the destruction of the Jewish state -- rejected any suggestion the deal could imply it now accepts Israel's existence
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Palestinian factions sign unity document
Palestinian sources say Fatah, Hamas representative sign agreement based on prisoners document
Ali Waked
Palestinian sources said Tuesday that a unity document between Palestinian factions, based on the prisoners' document, has been signed.
Later Wednesday, a press conference is expected in which representatives of the factions will present the details of the agreement.
A source in the Supreme Committee for Dialogue between the Palestinian factions said that an understanding has been reached between all of the factions, headed by Hamas on one side, and Fatah and Mahmoud Abbas on the other, regarding all of the issues which were previously disputed.
He said, "if there won't be surprises, the document will be signed tonight by representatives of all of the Palestinian faction, in the presence of the Palestinian president and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh."
The source added that the signature will cancel plans to hold a national referendum that threatened to factionalize the Palestinian street, and which raised the pressure level in the PA in recent weeks.
The prisoner's document calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, and to focus the armed conflict within the confines of the West Bank, while emphasizing the PLO's role as the sole representative of the Palestinian people, and as being responsible for negotiations.
The last division that took place between the sides focused on the issue of setting up a unity government, a division the Palestinian source said has been resolved.
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