RICE: HAMAS TO BLAME FOR GAZA CONDITIONS

Rice: Hamas to Blame for Gaza Conditions - Anne Gearan
Secretary of State Rice said Sunday militant Palestinians, not Israel, are to blame for deteriorating conditions in Gaza. "The responsibility for what is happening in Gaza should be put directly on the shoulders of Hamas," Rice said as she flew to Paris for a gathering of world donors to the Palestinians. "It is the policies of Hamas that have led to its own isolation and by implication Gaza as well," Rice said. "Of course we're very concerned, but let's put the blame where it should be, and that's on Hamas," she added. (AP)