January 13, 2006
JUST ANOTHER POLITICAL PARTY:
Hamas drops call for the end of Israel as poll nears (Tim Butcher, 13/01/2006, Daily Telegraph)
Hamas has dropped its long-standing call for Israel to be replaced by an Islamic state in its manifesto for this month's Palestinian elections.Posted by Orrin Judd at January 13, 2006 9:17 AMThe document, one of the rare occasions when Hamas has declared its policies in writing, does not repeat a tenet of its founding charter that all land west of the Jordan river should be part of an Islamic Palestinian state.
The wording suggests that Hamas is committed to watering down some of the policies that led to it being proscribed by Israel, America and the European Union as a terrorist organisation.
Hardly. This just means they're playing politics.
Posted by: Ptah at January 13, 2006 10:23 AMIsn't that only for English speaking consumption?
Posted by: erp at January 13, 2006 10:29 AMWas there a map with blue territory on it included in the release? Was it in Arabic? Will they dare show the Star of David in a neutral way?
Posted by: jim hamlen at January 13, 2006 2:51 PM