Hamas' stunning showing in Wednesday's vote could send tremors through Israel's own political establishment ahead of March elections by bolstering hawks who oppose territorial concessions to the Palestinians... Likud's leader, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warned that Hamas' dramatic election victory would turn the Palestinian Authority into a radical, Islamic regime."Netanyahu would be the first in line to hold talks with Hamas if he's elected PM. If anything, this development will drag Likud to an extreme position and loss of seats, strengthen Kadima or -- if this leads more Israelis to throw up their hands and think it's now mere realism to have to talk with Hamas -- they'll vote Labor.
Netanyahu would be the first in line to hold talks with Hamas if he's elected PM. If anything, this development will drag Likud to an extreme position and loss of seats, strengthen Kadima or -- if this leads more Israelis to throw up their hands and think it's now mere realism to have to talk with Hamas -- they'll vote Labor.
Wrong, wrong, and wrong.