Hamas No. 2: We'll negotiate with Israel better than others

[Coastie for Truth]

"We'll negotiate better than the others, who negotiated for 10 years and achieved nothing," Sheikh Mohammed Abu Tir, second on the Hamas national list for the Palestinian parliamentary election, told Haaretz recently.

Abu Tir does not dismiss future negotiations with Israel. He makes a great effort to explain to Israel and the world, which are attempting to come to terms with his organization's expected good showing in the elections later this month, that Hamas is playing by new rules.

According to Abu Tir, the movement's decision to enter the elections - as well as the decision to remove from its election platform sections in its constitution calling for Israel's destruction - are not only tactical measures. Rather, they represent a strategic shift.

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"The use of the word muqawama in the platform does not necessarily refer to weapons and the use of force," Abu Tir said.

[occuserpens]

1. Considering the achievements

of Arafat and Abbas, Hamas hardly can do worse.

[Andromeda]

2. Hmmm...

So there is a "new and improved" Hamas?

Abu Tir says that removing the part about Israel's destruction in its constitution is a "strategic shift" (wink, wink). What exactly does that mean?

I'll believe it when I see it.

[Englander]

3. No, you wouldn't.

--I'll believe it when I see it.--

[occuserpens]

5. Hamas is as predictable as it gets

Their maneuvering is always consistent with the general course

[pelsar]

4. reminds of iran....

that bastion of human rights......i believe they only hung a few homosexuals this week......

[rfkrfk]

6. the Crips have done nothing, time for the Bloods

to have a chance.

or maybe it was the Jets and the Sharks.