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C O N F I D E N T I A L PRAGUE 000133 
 
SIPDIS 
 
C O R R E C T E D COPY  //////// (PREL TAG AS PRIMARY) 
 
SIPDIS 
 
EUR/EU TO ERIC FICHTE 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2017 
TAGS: PREL KISL KPAL KWBG IS XX EZ
SUBJECT: CZECHS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HAMAS/FATAH 
ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT REMAIN FIRM ON QUARTET PRINCIPLES 
 
REF: STATE 16453 
 
Classified By: Political-Economic Counselor Mike Dodman 
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
¶1. (SBU) Poloff met with the Czech MFA Director of the Middle 
East and Africa Department Josef Rychtar on February 9 to 
discuss the announcement that Fatah and Hamas have agreed to 
form a new Palestinian government. Rychtar agreed the 
announcement seems to be a positive step, but noted press 
reports did not state whether the new government will accept 
the Quartet Principles. He said the Czech Republic will not 
recognize any Palestinian government that does not expressly 
accept the Quartet Principles. 
 
¶2. (C) Comment. Rychtar had a meeting with the Palestinian 
Ambassador Mohamed Salaymeh scheduled after the meeting with 
Poloff. Poloff met the Ambassador in the lobby and asked what 
he thought of the news. The Ambassador expressed hopefulness, 
and seemed to believe the new government would recognize 
Israel. End comment. 
GRABER