Russia’s foreign minister called for Hamas to be included in Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking efforts.
Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published Tuesday that it’s unrealistic for Western powers to shun the radical Islamist group to get it to recognize Israel’s right to exist and renounce terrorism.
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