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Gaza trader offers unusual deal
Mugs sold on eve of US-hosted peace conference read: "If Annapolis fails, smash me".
Last Modified: 27 Nov 2007 06:46 GMT
Tareq Abu Dayya is selling souvenir Annapolis mugs for $0.25 a piece in his Gaza shop [Reuters]

In a symbol of fragile hopes for this week's US-hosted Middle East peace conference, one Palestinian shopkeeper is selling souvenir mugs for the event - complete with instructions to smash them if talks break down.

Tareq Abu Dayya, who runs a gift shop in the Gaza Strip, said he meant the mugs - that carry a dove and olive branch motif - are meant

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"If the conference doesn't succeed, then the poor citizen can do nothing but break this mug. End of story," said Abu Dayya, who reported brisk sales of mugs at a hefty $2.50 a piece.

   

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Whatever happens, Gazans can expect to feel detached from the forthcoming talks.

 

Hamas, who seized control of the enclave in June, have denounced Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, for talking to Israel.

 

Hamas has not been invited by George Bush, the US president, to attend the talks.

 

Abu Dayya said customers should, however, turn to the White House if they were not satisfied, with the talks - or the mug.

   

He said: "They can blame Bush and ask him for a refund."

 

The one-day conference will be held in Annapolis, Maryland, on Tuesday November 27.

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