Monday, April 21, 2008

Hamas and Israel and Jimmy Carter

Contradicting Jimmy Carter's babbling, Hamas won't recognize Israel.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal says his militant Islamic group will not recognize Israel.

But Mashaal says Hamas will accept a Palestinian state on Palestinian territories occupied by Israel in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

The statement amounted to a tacit acceptance of Israel's right to exist alongside a Palestinian state, but without explicit recognition of the Jewish state.

Earlier, former President Jimmy Carter said that Hamas is prepared to accept the Jewish state's right to "live as a neighbor next door in peace." Carter met twice with Mashaal over the weekend.

Carter is wearing his rose-colored glasses, or he's just lying.

Then there's this:

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- The leader of Hamas says his Palestinian militant group is offering Israel a 10-year truce if it withdraws from all lands it seized in the 1967 war.

Khaled Mashaal says he made the offer to former President Carter in talks on Saturday.

Mashaal says Hamas would accept a Palestinian state limited to the lands Israel seized in 1967 — an implicit acceptance that Israel would exist alongside that state.

But Mashaal says the group would never outright formally recognize Israel.

Ten-year truce?

Yeah, right.

What's what this "offer to former President Carter" stuff?

Carter claimed he wasn't going to the Middle East to negotiate any agreements.

In any event, there's definitely a failure to communicate.

Hamas is NOT prepared to accept the Jewish state's right to "live as a neighbor next door in peace."

2 comments:

Dakotaboy said...

You can also be sure Israel isn't going to stop bombing or blocking food and money sources, which directly affects those who have nothing, the poorest of the poor.

And this will continue to go against Christ's teachings. If those who claim to follow Christ, aren't humble and imitate him, be sure no peace will result. Ever. One should only concern themselves with HE who has the power to truly give or take away life.

Mary said...

What's the point of your second paragraph, dakotaboy?

"Those who claim to follow Christ..."

Let me guess--

You're suggesting that Hamas and the Israelis should follow Christ, and until they do there will be no peace.

Good grief.