Abbas says hand extended for Hamas reconciliation

RAMALLAH, West Bank | Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:47am EST

RAMALLAH, West Bank Nov 11 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday his hand was extended to Hamas for reconciliation and called on his Islamist rivals to sign an Egyptian proposal to end their division. "We have agreed to the Egyptian document and we call upon Hamas to accept it without procrastination," he said. "Our hand is extended for reconciliation."

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