Thursday, June 18, 2009

Hamas rejects Carter plea to recognize Israel

Hamas rejected Jimmy Carter's plea to recognize Israel: a Hamas official said that "Recognizing Israel is completely unacceptable." Hamas had however accepted a two-state solution, which is a tacit acceptance of Israel as a state.
This shows that Hamas has maintained a somewhat ambiguous position on the recognition of Israel and the 2-state solution. Hamas is certainly open to a two-state solution, as its leaders have stated many times; however they also adopt opposite positions sometimes.

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