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The Palestinian Authority travelled to Damascus on Sunday to urge Syria not to host a gathering involving Hamas and others opposed to a peace conference with Israel to be held soon in the United States.

“Hosting this meeting in Damascus would deepen Palestinian divisions and harm Arab efforts to overcome the crisis that led to the separation of Gaza and the West Bank”, said Saleh Ra-Fat, one of three envoys sent by President Mahmoud Abbas.

Hamas ran President Abbas’ forces out of the Gaza Strip in June.  Several Hamas leaders are living in Syria in exile.