The former US president Jimmy Carter is to give a full report to Barack Obama after becoming easily the highest-profile Western figure to meet Hamas leaders in Gaza since the international boycott imposed after the party's election victory in 2006.
Mr Carter held three hours of talks with Ismail Haniyeh, the de facto Prime Minister of Hamas-controlled Gaza, and other senior figures in the Palestinian movement yesterday after issuing a ringing appeal for an end to the two-year blockade which, he said, had treated Gaza's 1.5 million people "more like animals than human beings".
Mr Carter, who handed over a letter from the parents of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli army corporal seized by Gaza militants three years ago, is believed to have discussed with Mr Haniyeh both the prospects of a prisoner release for Cpl Shalit, and whether Hamas will move towards the three preconditions imposed by the international community for opening contacts with the Islamic faction.
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I noticed how President Carter is still working heard for World Peace while George H. W. Bush could care less about this country as a former President. All we hear is Clinton and Carter working with all Presidents on anything they can do to help. While Daddy Bush is getting lab dancing at parties from bikini hotties young enough to be his great grand daughter. GW has an excuse he's on medication and is depressed and most likely sees dead people. He's drinking heavy and the Family is doing the best they can to keep him some what sane these days. Cheney is fighting for his life as the World is ready to lock him up for War Crimes. Don't worry Daddy Bush will declare his son insane to get him off on charges.
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