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• “Israeli policy is not to use the term ceasefire as it makes Hamas an equal partner.”

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• “Hamas therefore should play its part in nonviolent resistance and state building by enforcing a hudna, a long-term ceasefire with Israel without recognizing Israel, in order to test Israel's intentions and behavior, and in order to create the space for a viable two-state solution to be realized.”

  The Huffington Post: Marc Gopin: Fatah, Hamas and the Future of Palestine

• “A fragile ceasefire is in place but earlier this month the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed responsibility for deadly car bombings in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, on the 50th anniversary of the country's independence.”

  The Guardian: Nigeria building development could leave 200,000 homeless, says Amnesty

• “The Kayani extension provides a short-term ceasefire between the PPP and the army, but it will also likely produce re-alignments among its fractious power brokers.”

  The Huffington Post: Josh Mull: General Kayani's "Silent Coup" in Pakistan: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

• “I don't know "whodunit" either, but perhaps this is an occasion to consider a Hamas-style "Hudna" - the Palestinian resistance group's favorite solution for peace - which effectively imposes a long-term ceasefire until a new generation turns over or the political parties and local populations reach the political maturity to achieve real justice.”

  The Huffington Post: Sharmine Narwani: Justice, or a Death Blow For Lebanon?

• “Under certain circumstances Hamas would accept a two-state solution and agree to a long-term ceasefire with Israel.”

  The Huffington Post: Christian Avard: Reese Erlich: "Stop using the word 'terrorist'"

• “We've been urging all concerned to respect the resolution of the United Nations Security Council 1860, which ensures not just that there's a durable and long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, but also that humanitarian assistance is rendered.”

  Interview: ABC2 TV News Breakfast, with Joe O���Brien, 23 January 2009 - Transcript - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

• “In March 2007, Hamas and Fatah formed a national unity government that was ready to negotiate a long-term ceasefire with Israel.”

  Rob Kall Interview with Chris Hedges on Gaza, Hamas, AIPAC and more

• “Even much of Hamas -- an Islamist party I passionately oppose -- is amenable to a long-term ceasefire along the 1967 borders.”

  Johann Hari: Israel Is About to Make a Misjudgement as Disastrous as Gaza

• “The Hamas prime minister said his movement had come "closer in political terms" to conditions issued by the Quartet - the US, EU, Russia and the United Nations - to open dialogue, including a "long-term ceasefire".”

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