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Palestinian govt must accept demands of West: Israel

JERUSALEM
Thu Feb 8, 2007 3:46pm EST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli government spokeswomen said on Thursday that any new Palestinian unity government must abide by previous Western demands regarding the Jewish state.

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"Israel expects the new Palestinian government to accept and respect all three of the international community's principles, i.e., recognition of Israel, acceptance of all former treaties and a clear renunciation of all terror and violence," said Miri Eisin, a spokeswoman in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office.



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