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Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri would like the Europeans to understand that they need not worry about terrorism by the Islamist movement because the attacks will be directed only against Israel. The European Court of Justice (EJC) is sending the message to Hamas that Europeans see no problem with Hamas's desire to destroy Israel and continue to launch terrorist attacks against Jews. This message also undermines those Palestinians who still believe in a peace with Israel. The EJC recommendation to remove Hamas from the EU's terrorism blacklist comes at a time when countries such as Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab...

    Chechen separatists have grievances that shouldn't be obscured by atrocities committed in their name. As soon as I heard the news of the school siege in the Russian town of Beslan, my first instinct was to call or e-mail every Russian I knew.Many of the same Russian friends had e-mailed me right after 9/11, sending messages of condolence in an effort to show solidarity with Americans.In the Beslan tragedy, more than 1,000 parents and schoolchildren were taken hostage and more than 350 killed by terrorists calling for the Russians to leave Chechnya. This was also the kind...