Can Hamas make the leap from terrorist group to governing political party? This is certainly not impossible. The Stern Gang and Irgun, groups responsible for the King David hotel terrorist attacks, as well as massacres of Palestinians, gave up arms for politics. The pro-slavery rebels of the American South laid down their arms after the civil war and joined the Democratic party.
The above mentioned weren't acting on instructions from Alah.
HAMAS is following the Koran and respecting Islamic tradition. To them the Israelis are on consecrated ground. Caliph Omar bin-el-Khatab many years ago said it should be consecrated for Moslem generations till Judgement Day.
HAMAS is not going to allow Infidels on that land,ever.
Why can't the Author of this article and the Jews realize this, and stop fantasizing about peace talks, or reforming terrorists. - Tom
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