Israel hands Palestinian Authority an ultimatum for peace

According to the BBC Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that peace did not go hand in hand with a unity Palestinian government.

Abbas has been in talks with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal to form a unity Palestinian government come election time this spring.  Netanyahu accuses Hamas of being a terrorist organization that supports the destruction of Israel.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said the two tracks of Palestinian reconciliation and negotiations with Israel should not be seen as contradictory.

Netanyahu and Abbas last discussed peace in January.  Talks have been at a standstill ever since.  

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