WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush refused on Thursday to deal with Hamas unless it backs peace with Israel, a decision that could sideline Washington from brokering a settlement after the militant group's Palestinian election win.
Bush also urged President Mahmoud Abbas, whose Cabinet resigned after his Fatah party lost to the Islamist group, to stay in office so the United States could keep open a diplomatic channel with the Palestinian government.
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