Any Palestinian government must recognize Israel and renounce terrorism if it wants international support, the European Union said. Europe’s recommitment to those principles comes as Mahmoud Abbas, the moderate Palestinian Authority president, seeks to form a coalition with Hamas, the terrorist group that controls the P.A. legislature and Cabinet.
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