Sen. Hillary Clinton called on the international community to shun Hamas.

“No nation in the world should recognize a government” committed to its neighbor’s destruction, the Democratic senator from New York said Sunday at the annual congressional breakfast sponsored by the New York Jewish Community Relations Council.

Clinton also said U.S. policy on Iran should be “clear and unequivocal: We cannot allow Iran to build nuclear weapons.” Clinton, who is rumored to be considering a run for president in 2008, also tried to link security concerns with domestic issues. “It’s a false choice” to separate security issues and “our mutual commitment” to help the poor and needy, she said to the approximately 250 people in attendance.

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