Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrived in Jordan Sunday to meet with King Abdullah. Mr. Carter's visit follows meetings Friday and Saturday in Damascus, Syria, with exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal. The former president has not commented on the talks.A Hamas official, Mohammad Nazzal, told reporters Mr. Carter proposed a ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hamas fighters, a prisoner exchange, that would include kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and the lifting of Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip. The official said Hamas would respond soon.
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