NEW PALISTINIAN PARLIAMENT.
Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar (C) sits inside the Palestinian parliament in Gaza City on February 18, 2006. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas told the new Hamas-dominated parliament that he would continue working towards a negotiated Middle East peace agreement while urging Israel and the international community not to "punish" voters for their democratic choice. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad). .
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