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February 02, 2012

AP: Turkey’s ties with Hamas deepen amid questions about the influence of sponsors Iran and Syria

by Christopher Torchia
The Associated Press

ISTANBUL (AP) - Ties between Turkey, NATO's biggest Muslim member, and Hamas, the Islamic militant group that says Israel should not exist, are blossoming.

Last month, the Hamas premier visited the Turkish prime minister at his Istanbul home. Today, Turkish and Palestinian flags fly side by side at a building site in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.

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