Former US president Carter meets with former deputy-PM for Hamas

April 16, 2008 

Former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter met with Nasser al-Shaer on Tuesday. Shaer is a former education minister and a former Deputy Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. He is considered a high-ranking member of Hamas. 
During a visit to the West Bank, Carter laid a wreath upon the grave site of Yasser Arafat in Ramallah. Carter then met with Shaer, whom he greeted with a hug and kisses to both cheeks, according to a member of Carter's delegation. 
Shaer told Reuters that he and Carter had a face-to-face meeting and that they discussed brokering an unofficial truce between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in June of 2007. Carter's office has declined to comment on the closed meeting.
Former US president Carter meets with former deputy - PM for Hamas April 16 , 2008 Former President of the United States , Jimmy Carter met with Nasser al - Shaer on Tuesday . Shaer is a former education minister and a former Deputy Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority . He is considered a high - ranking member of Hamas . During a visit to the West Bank , Carter laid a wreath upon the grave site of Yasser Arafat in Ramallah . Carter then met with Shaer , whom he greeted with a hug and kisses to both cheeks , according to a member of Carter 's delegation . Shaer told Reuters that he and Carter had a face - to - face meeting and that they discussed brokering an unofficial truce between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip . Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in June of 2007 . Carter 's office has declined to comment on the closed meeting .
Former US president Carter
np0
former deputy-PM
np1
Hamas
np2
the United States
np3
Jimmy Carter
np4
Nasser al-Shaer
np5
Tuesday
np6
Shaer
np7
a former education minister
np8
a former Deputy Prime Minister
np9
the Palestinian National Authority
np10
He
np11
Hamas
np12
a visit
np13
the West Bank
np14
Carter
np15
a wreath
np16
the grave site
np17
Yasser Arafat
np18
Ramallah
np19
Carter
np20
Shaer
np21
he
np22
a hug
np23
kisses
np24
both cheeks
np25
a member
np26
Carter's delegation
np27
Shaer
np28
Reuters
np29
he
np30
Carter
np31
face
np32
they
np33
an unofficial truce
np34
Israel
np35
Palestinian militants
np36
the Gaza Strip
np37
Hamas
np38
control
np39
the Gaza Strip
np40
June of 2007
np41
Carter's office
np42
the closed meeting
np43