Israel launched an international campaign linking Hamas to Chechen terrorists. The campaign was ordered by the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem after Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has cracked down on Muslim separatists in Chechnya, said last week he would invite Hamas leaders to Moscow.
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