Hamas Accepts the Reality Of Israel

Hamas acknowledges the existence of Israel as a reality but formal recognition will only be considered when a Palestinian state has been created, the movement's exiled leader Khaled Meshaal said on Wednesday

Softening a previous refusal to accept the Jewish state's existence, Meshaal said Israel was a "matter of fact" and a reality that will persist.

"There will remain a state called Israel," Meshaal said in an interview in the Syrian capital, in what appeared to be clearest statement yet by the Islamist group on its attitude toward the state it previously said had no right to exist.

"The problem is not that there is an entity called Israel," said Meshaal, who survived an Israeli assassination attempt in 1997. "The problem is that the Palestinian state is non-existent."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070110/ts_nm/palestinians_meshaal_dc


I'm sure that's not enough for the Zionists and their supporters here, but why not?

"This is a reality but I won't deal with it in terms of recognizing or admitting it," he (Meshaal)added.


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Originally posted by no1marauder
Hamas acknowledges the existence of Israel as a reality but formal recognition will only be considered when a Palestinian state has been created, the movement's exiled leader Khaled Meshaal said on Wednesday

Softening a previous refusal to accept the Jewish state's existence, Meshaal said Israel was a "matter of fact" and a reality that will p ...[text shortened]... I'm sure that's not enough for the Zionists and their supporters here, but why not?

Originally posted by Redmike
I'm not sure anything but Palestinian surrender would be good enough for the zionists.

Originally posted by no1marauder
Hamas acknowledges the existence of Israel as a reality but formal recognition will only be considered when a Palestinian state has been created, the movement's exiled leader Khaled Meshaal said on Wednesday

Softening a previous refusal to accept the Jewish state's existence, Meshaal said Israel was a "matter of fact" and a reality that will p ...[text shortened]... I'm sure that's not enough for the Zionists and their supporters here, but why not?

Originally posted by Redmike
I'm not sure anything but Palestinian surrender would be good enough for the zionists.

Originally posted by ivanhoe
Whenever a thread can be made titled "Hamas recognises the State of Israel within safe and recognised borders", as it is meant in the "Roadmap to Peace", then please wake me up ..... 😴

Originally posted by FreakyKBH
Sure: maybe their fellow Arab brothers from the surrounding countries will make a state within their borders for those poor displaced "Palestinians-which-are-not-really-Palestinians."

Originally posted by no1marauder
So the people who lived in Palestine weren't really Palestinians? Who were?

Originally posted by no1marauder
We both know that nothing Hamas could ever do will satisfy you. The Roadmap, flawed from the start, is dead. The West can't dictate terms to the Palestinians; sooner or later Israel will have to make a deal.

Originally posted by no1marauder
Hamas acknowledges the existence of Israel as a reality but formal recognition will only be considered when a Palestinian state has been created, the movement's exiled leader Khaled Meshaal said on Wednesday

Softening a previous refusal to accept the Jewish state's existence, Meshaal said Israel was a "matter of fact" and a reality that will p ...[text shortened]... I'm sure that's not enough for the Zionists and their supporters here, but why not?

Originally posted by no1marauder
We both know that nothing Hamas could ever do will satisfy you. The Roadmap, flawed from the start, is dead. The West can't dictate terms to the Palestinians; sooner or later Israel will have to make a deal.

Originally posted by FreakyKBH
"Palestinians" referred to the (ancient) Greek sea people. Wik has a bit of the history on the area. Those Arabs currently using the title are doing so under completely false pretenses.

Originally posted by ivanhoe
Marauder: "We both know that nothing Hamas could ever do will satisfy you."

Straw man to say the least .... calling this a lie is more appropiate.

Marauder: " .... sooner or later Israel will have to make a deal."

Sure .. and it will be on the basis of the Roadmap.

I'm sure those vague and erratic statements by a nutcase are more
than enough for the Hamas members here at RHP, and an
undisputable reason to condemn the evil Israelis.

Gosh, it's like celebrating that the monkey learnt to smoke or to
say "apple" with sign language.