A hand from Hamas – The Hindu (Sep 19, 2017)

A hand from Hamas – The Hindu (Sep 19, 2017)

Hamas’s decision to dissolve the Gaza administrative committee and hold talks with Fatah is the strongest signal yet from the Islamist group that it is ready to cooperate in finding common ground with its political rival. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. overture (noun) – move, approach, signal/proposal.
2. revive (verb) – reintroduce, re-establish, restore.
3. dissolve (verb) – dismiss, terminate, suspend.
4. rapprochement (noun) – reconciliation, agreement, cooperation.
5. humanitarian crisis (noun) – humanitarian disaster; it is defined as a singular event or a series of events that are threatening in terms of health, safety or well being of a community or large group of people. It may be an internal or external conflict and usually occurs throughout a large land area.
6. blockade (verb) – barricade, block off, shut off.
7. reconciliation (noun) – reunion, appeasement, settlement/compromise.
8. sticky (adjective) – awkward, difficult, tricky/problematic.
9. bury the hatchet (phrase) – end a quarrel or conflict; pardon, forgive.
10. contentious (adjective) – controversial, debatable, disputed.
11. set aside (phrasal verb) – annul, overrule, nullify/cancel.
12. charter (noun) – body of law, system of rules, a written constitution.
13. impediment (noun) – hindrance, obstruction, barrier.
14. stakeholder (noun) – a person with an interest in something.
15. bloc (noun) – alliance, association, coalition.
16. vis-a-vis (preposition) – in relation to, with regard to.

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