P F Tinmore
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So terrorism is not a reason for not talking to Hamas it's just an excuse (and a pretty good one too, alas). One should also remember that Hamas has never struck outside Israel/Palestine, so that any attempt to portray it as part of global terrorism is futile. Moreover, Hamas has been observing, almost without exception, the Tahdiyya or "lull" it took upon itself a year and a half ago. (The Qassam missiles and occasional terror attacks on Israelis are the work of other Palestinian organizations.) There is massive evidence, therefore, that in spite of its radical Islamist rhetoric and its support for terror attacks, Hamas is predominantly a Palestinian liberation movement, which, like so many other liberation movements in history from the Irgun to the FLN resorts to terrorism as a (deplorable, but not inherent) tactic.
Why We Cannot Talk With Hamas - by Ran HaCohen
Why We Cannot Talk With Hamas - by Ran HaCohen