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The opening as it read in 2025
Quartet Principles are the set of three requirements laid out by the Quartet on the Middle East for the diplomatic recognition of a Palestinian government as part of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process . The three conditions are: 1) non-violence, 2) recognition of the state of Israel, and 3) to respect previous Israel-Palestinian peace agreements. The principles were first outlined on in October 2005 and reaffirmed in January 2006, after Hamas won the 2006 Palestinian legislative election . Hamas did not accept the conditions set out in the principles.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Quartet Principles are the set of requirements laid out by the Quartet on the Middle East for the diplomatic recognition of a Palestinian government. The Quartet is a diplomatic entity that is composed of the United Nations , European Union , Russia , and the United States , and is involved with mediating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Quartet Principles are the set of three requirements laid out by the Quartet on the Middle East for the diplomatic recognition of a Palestinian government. The Quartet is a diplomatic entity that is composed of the United Nations , European Union , Russia , and the United States , and is involved with mediating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Quartet Principles are the set of three requirements laid out by the Quartet on the Middle East for the diplomatic recognition of a Palestinian government. The Quartet is a diplomatic entity that is composed of the United Nations , European Union , Russia , and the United States , and is involved with mediating the Israeli–Palestinian conflict .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “set of requirements laid out by the quartet on the middle east for the diplomatic recognition of a palestinian”. Today it says “set of three requirements laid out by the quartet on the middle east for the diplomatic recognition of a palest”. Read the current article and compare.
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set of requirements laid out by the quartet on the middle east for the diplomatic recognition of a palestinian
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set of three requirements laid out by the quartet on the middle east for the diplomatic recognition of a palest
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