1. The Prime Minister won cabinet a … for the White House-backed peace plan to r … the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 2. Since peace talks were launched at a U.S.-h ... conference last November, the sides have reported no b … . 3. Before Hamas was elected, parliament p … a law stipulating that future presidential and parliamentary elections be held simultaneously. 4. However, the subsequent Hamas-controlled parliament never a…… the Basic Law to introduce this new clause. 5. Israel began slightly to e….. the economic blockade it i….. a year ago. 6. Hamas wants Israel to l….. its economic siege and ultimately extend the ceasefire to the West Bank. 7. So a ceasefire gives both the Israeli PM and his defence minister and political r… , who last month i … an ultimatum to the prime minister to s … down or face early elections, some welcome space. 8. If the ceasefire h ….. , the Likud party couldr ….. the rewards.