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In another indication of international confusion over how to deal with a new Palestinian government led by the radical Islamic group Hamas, the Middle East envoy of the main Western nations involved in the dormant peace process, James. Although officials have suggested that they should continue to aid ordinary Palestinians while bypassing Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, there is no consensus on how to do it. Israel is already withholding money due the Palestinians because of the Hamas election, but the United States and European Union, which consider Hamas a terrorist organization, expect to be forced to withhold much of their current aid to the Palestinian Authority once a Hamas-led government is installed.