Hamas and the Quartet: The locals are unwelcome to the club
17th Nov 2006, 05:22 GMT
He stepped in from the harsh sunlight of Egypt. He had just crossed the Sinai with two Arab friends, one of whom had died during the journey. The news that he and his friend brought was of huge import. This slight figure, still dusty and grimed from travel by camel, stepped from the Cairo hubbub into the cool.
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