GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The new Hamas-Fatah coalition was to set to clear a final formal hurdle Saturday before taking on the challenge of persuading a skeptical world to end a crippling yearlong boycott of the Palestinian government.
Presenting the government's program to parliament, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said the coalition wants to set up a Palestinian state in the lands Israel occupied in the 1967 Mideast War. He said the Palestinians affirm the right to resist occupation, but will also seek to expand a truce with Israel.
The platform fell short of international conditions for acceptance, including explicit recognition of Israel and renunciation of …
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