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JERUSALEM — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday he would agree to talks with the militant Islamic group Hamas, an apparent about-face that reflects dwindling hope for a U.S.-brokered peace with Israel.
Hamas embraced the offer to end a year-old breach, a move that could jeopardize Israeli and Western support that props up Abbas’ more secular administration. Israel has said it would review its relationship with Abbas if he were to make amends with Hamas, which has vowed to destroy the Jewish state.
