[DoughtyOne]

Palestinian President Abu Mazen and the international community have put forward conditions for dealing with Hamas: 1) recognize Israel; 2) recognize existing agreements with Israel made by the Palestinian Liberation Organization; 3) renounce violence. Will you agree to these conditions?

Look at the minimal things Hamas is asked to do in the intrest of peace. And it objects. Then look at the intricate detailed list of things Israel is demanded to do, before Hamas will agree to do anything. The Palestinian mind is an amazing thing to behold.

[Bon mots]

I don't think the Palestinians ever said they were going to throw the Jews into the sea.
They said they were going to push the Jews into the sea.

[sgtbono2002]

You cant make deals with these people.

[EBH]

The liberals and free people of the world will not like to see the Palestinian people living under siege.

hudna A time out in Islamic parlance, as many of us know by now, is a hudna, which is not a peace settlement but more of a cease fire while they lick their wounds and re-arm for the fight to come.

The interview is very revealing, but the reporter needs to bone up on his understanding of islamic words & their meanings. Hamas intends no PEACE accord with Israel, but in his own words is willing to discuss the conditions of a hudna. A hudna is not the same as PEACE in islam. Islam claims PEACE only when for muslims and that PEACE only comes with islamic rule of the world. They will be counting on the liberals of the world to help them. They tipped their hand in that they know already the world is beginning to lean towards them, their suffering, their victimhood, etc. They are going to be working very hard with propaganda about their oppression.

[goldstategop]

Of course Hamas will tell the West what it wants to hear. In the meantime they strengthen their terrorist grip on power by equipping and arming a terrorist army... with Western connivance and Israeli passivity.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[Caipirabob]

'We Do Not Wish to Throw Them Into the Sea'

OK, so they don't wish to throw them into the sea, but apparently they don't wish to print Israel on their maps or teach it's existence to their young, nor acknowledge they have a right to exist.

And until they give up the "Sharks with friggin' laser beams" thing we aren't going anywhere with peace...

[muir_redwoods]

"'We Do Not Wish to Throw Them Into the Sea"

Well, I'll tell you what Ismail, I don't want to cause Heather Locklear sleepless nights wondering why I don't call.

We both have about equal chance.

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[American in Singapore]

Which Israel should we recognize? The Israel of 1917; the Israel of 1936; the Israel of 1948; the Israel of 1956; or the Israel of 1967?

Try the Israel of 2006, you idiot.

Israel say it will ... recognize the rights of the refugees to return to Israel.

Yeah, that would be really smart of Israel. (/sarcasm)

All we seek is to be given our land back...

Obviously, this guy has never played Risk before.

I am convinced that the American people would not want to see the Palestinians suffer the way they do.

Yes, but I don't think we agree on how to end their suffering.