Senior Hamas man: We accept Israel living in peace, security

[Scurrilous]

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/509841.html

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"In an apparent change in long-standing policy, a top Hamas leader said Friday the militant Islamic group would accept the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as well as a long-term truce with Israel."

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"Hamas has announced that it accepts a Palestinian independent state within the 1967 borders with a long-term truce," Sheikh Hassan Yousef, the top Hamas leader in the West Bank, told The Associated Press, referring to lands Israel captured in the 1967 Mideast war.


Yousef said the Hamas position was new and called it a "stage." In the past, Hamas has said it would accept a state in the 1967 borders as a first step to taking over Israel. Yousef did not spell out the conditions for the renewable cease-fire nor did he say how long it would last.

"For us a truce means that two warring parties live side by side in peace and security for a certain period and this period is eligible for renewal," Yousef said. "That means Hamas accepts that the other party will live in security and peace."

[gottaB]

1. This is news.

Hmm.

[mdhunter]

2. Well, at least they're talking about it - which is encouraging.

[Dr Batsen D Belfry]

3. So true

I have often said that peace in the ME will only happen when the right leaders are in the right places at the right time. Sadat and Begin were in the right place at the right time. As a result, Egypt and Israel have a peace agreement that has lasted reasonably well for nearly 30 years. Jordan has formalized peace with Israel. Now if the right leaders in the PA and Israel stand up, they may actually have something

You are so right about small steps starting with dialogue.

DBDB

[drdon326]

5. Hamas's words mean N-O-T-H - I - N-G

N/T

[Darranar]

6. Yes, quite true. But it really doesn't matter; if peace is achieved...

the diehards will be in trouble anyway, and incapable of doing much to stop it.

[drdon326]

4. I think its UNADULTERATED BULLSHIT.

Sunday November 28, 2004


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/041128/481/jrl12111281658

notice the map they see in their future is....OMG...WHADDA SHOCK...

ISRAEL. (I find that hard to soooo believe)

"Palestinian supporters of the Islamic Hamas group, holding a big map of what is now Israel and the Palestinian Territories, including the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (news - web sites), as they participate in the campaign for students' council elections in Al-Najah university in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Sunday Nov. 28, 2004. The map reads in Arabic: 'Muslim Palestine.' The elections will take place Monday. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)"


'Muslim Palestine'...i guess they changed their minds........

IN 5 FRIGGIN DAYS !!!!


OH...OF COURSE... say one thing to the world...say the opposite to
their own.

HMMMMM.....me thinks they speak with "FORKed tongue"

[MRKARNO]

7. Temporarily of course

Hamas will probably accept the continuation of a Jewish state temporarily, then they'll demand the end of the Jewish state shortly thereafter

[rfkrfk]

8. The 'borders' issue, needs to be settled first.

The borders - settlements issue, needs to be settled first,
Then, the Palistinianins will be faced with a choice,
finish the other issues,
or continue occupation.