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My Profile Top News Reuters top ten news stories delivered to your inbox each day. Subscribe You are here: Home > News > International > Article Home Business & Finance News U.S. Politics International Technology Entertainment Sports Lifestyle Oddly Enough Health Science Special Coverage Video Pictures Your View The Great Debate Blogs Weather Reader Feedback Do More With Reuters RSS Widgets Mobile Podcasts Newsletters Your View Make Reuters My Homepage Partner Services CareerBuilder Affiliate Network Professional Products Support (Customer Zone) Reuters Media Financial Products About Thomson Reuters Lawmakers urge UK government to talk to Hamas Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:17pm EDT Email | Print | Share | Reprints | Single Page [-] Text [+] By Adrian Croft LONDON (Reuters) - Lawmakers urged the British government on Sunday to talk to moderates within Hamas, saying the West's policy of shunning the Palestinian Islamist group was showing little sign of success. The British parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee said in a report it stood by a recommendation it first made two years ago that the government should engage politically with moderate elements within Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip. Britain and other Western nations reject contact with Hamas because of its refusal to recognize Israel, renounce violence and accept existing interim peace deals. Russia is the only member of the Quartet of Middle East peace brokers -- which also comprises the United States, the United Nations and the European Union -- talking to Hamas. "We conclude that there continue to be few signs that the current policy of non-engagement is achieving the Quartet's stated objectives," the committee said. "We further conclude that the credible peace process for which the Quartet hopes, as part of its strategy for undercutting Hamas, is likely to be difficult to achieve without greater cooperation from Hamas itself." The committee said it was concerned the Quartet was failing to provide Hamas with greater incentives to change its position. It said Britain should talk to Hamas moderates as a way of encouraging the group to meet the Quartet principles. Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government changed policy in March by saying it was open to talks with the political wing of Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah, but it remains opposed to talking to Hamas. The committee, made up of Members of Parliament from all the main political parties, said it was dismayed that, six months after the end of fighting in Gaza, there was still no ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. There had been little change to several issues that contributed to the conflict, it said. "We conclude that this situation makes for an ongoing risk of insecurity and a renewed escalation of violence," it said. Israel invaded Gaza on December 27, 2008 and fighting continued until January 18, 2009, killing more than 1,000 people. The committee said it was deeply concerned about the high number of casualties, the extent of the damage and allegations of violations of international law during the Gaza conflict. "We conclude that Hamas targets civilians in its armed actions, and that Israel's military action in Gaza was disproportionate," it said. (Editing by Alison Williams) © Thomson Reuters 2009 All rights reserved Share: Del.icio.us Digg Mixx Yahoo! Facebook LinkedIn Next Article: Qantas jet loses air pressure during flight Also on Reuters Ericsson wins auction for Nortel's wireless assets Blog: Ex-Facebookers could lose out on stock sale CIT courts creditors, plans large debt exchange More International News Ousted Zelaya on Honduras border, criticizes U.S. | Video Iraqi Kurds end voting; feud with Baghdad looms | Video Suicide bombers and gunmen attack east Afghan city Iran opposition urge clerics to act over detainees Qantas jet loses air pressure during flight More International News... 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