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Gosh, the 2nd intifada worked so well, I can understand why you would go for another one (5000+ Palestinians Dead to 1000+ Israelis Dead). I think this quote from the artcle sums it up pretty well...
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"Neither rockets nor suicide operations are absurd, but negotiations are," he said. |
Shalit and Hamas
The Deal That Could Bring Down Abbas
By Avi Issacharoff
Senior Palestinian Authority and Fatah officials are speaking openly of the end of an era if an agreement to free abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit is reached. Palestinian officials say a Shalit deal would bring about early elections in the territories, and Hamas would win again - but this time it would win the Palestinian presidential election, too. Ref. Source 6
Well, I agree that the UK government should have more contact with Hamas, I just disagree about the form of contact. I think they should contact Hamas as often as possible - with .50 caliber bullets.
Seriously, this appears to be another case of people trying to get the UK to turn against the only representative democracy in the region, and support one of the most vicious totalitarian groups in its quest for the total destruction of the Jewish people.
Hamas Chief Outlines Terms for Talks on Arab-Israeli Peace
By JAY SOLOMON and JULIEN BARNES-DACEY
He said his organization would accept and respect a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders as part of a broader peace agreement with Israel-provided Israeli negotiators accept the right of return for millions of Palestinian refugees and the establishment of a capital for the Palestinian state in East Jerusalem. Ref. Source 6
Hamas sends letters to Obama on Middle East peace talks:
Yedioth Ahronoth: Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the dismissed Hamas government in the gaza Strip has sent at least two letters to US President Barak Obama over the past few days but received no answer, according to Israel's newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth on Sunday. Ref. Source 5