http://www.einnews.com/palestine/newsfeed-mahmoud-zaharConstantly updated news and information about world affairs. http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179859899 23 Jul 2008 12:53 GMT ... to open Rafah crossing but President Abbas was the obstacle in this case," said Mahmoud Zahar, foreign minister in the deposed Hamas unity government. "He uses the Americans and the ... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179769547 22 Jul 2008 23:32 GMT ... placed on the group and on the 1.5 million people who live in Gaza. Mahmoud Zahar, a senior Hamas leader in Gaza, acknowledged those realities, calling the truce a pragmatic ...