Khaled Mashaal, center right, Hamas political chief, talks to Russia's Chief Mufti Ravil Gainutdin, center left, at a news conference after their meeting in Moscow's main mosque, Saturday, March 4, 2006. Second left is Moussa Abu Marzouk, second right is Said Siyam. Hamas' leader ruled out any softening of the militant Palestinian group's hostility to Israel after high-profile talks in Moscow at which Russia called on it recognize the Jewish state and abandon violence. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)