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Mesha'al acknowledges existence of Israel |
2007-01-11 |
Hamas acknowledges the existence of Israel but formal recognition by the group will only be considered when a Palestinian state has been created, the movement's leader Khalid Meshaal said yesterday. Softening a previous refusal to accept the Jewish state's existence, Mesha'al said Israel was a "reality". "There will remain a state called Israel, this is a matter of fact," Meshaal said in an interview in the Syrian capital, where he lives in exile. "The problem is not that there is an entity called Israel," said Mesha'al. "The problem is that the Palestinian state is non-existent." Meshaal said Hamas would defy Western conditions and refuse to consider formal recognition of the Jewish state until a Palestinian state was established. Changing the Hamas charter, which calls for the destruction of Israel, was also a matter for the future, he said. "The distant future will have its own circumstances and positions could be determined then," he said. |
Posted by:Fred |
#6 Please, oh please, recommission two battleships, strip off the turrets, replace them with GMLRS launchers, and anchor them about two miles off the coast of Gaza. Send out a few UAVs, then start firing. With a 50-mile range, they can even target the West Bank. Just keep firing until all that's visible is a munitions-generated duststorm. THAT will solve the "palestinian" problem once and for all. It's about all that ever will. Those too stupid to leave won't matter any more. |
Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-01-11 10:44 |
#5 Nothing sez reality like F-15s practicing over-the-shoulder maneuvers. |
Posted by: Shipman 2007-01-11 09:25 |
#4 Don't tease. |
Posted by: bigjim-ky 2007-01-11 07:35 |
#3 It's OK Khaleed. Israel acknowledges your existence, and will soon terminate it. |
Posted by: gromgoru 2007-01-11 05:23 |
#2 but formal recognition by the group will only be considered when a Palestinian state has been created Note the operative word. I'll bet the idea gets about as much "consideration" as a snowball in hell. |
Posted by: gorb 2007-01-11 05:12 |
#1 I did not say acknowledge, I said BLESS. |
Posted by: newc 2007-01-11 00:42 |