Cairo – The leader of Hamas is demanding anew that Israel end its occupation of Gaza and the West Bank.
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Khaled Meshaal said in an interview broadcast Monday that he believes the world hasn’t taken an even-handed view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“Unfortunately the world doesn’t blame the Israelis,” said Meshaal, interviewed by CBS news anchor Charlie Rose from Cairo.
Meshaal complained that Palestinians too frequently have to hear pleas for the security of the Jewish state, asking “why don’t you give it to Palestinians?”
Asked if Hamas believes there’s only a military solution to the longstanding regional conflict, he said, “As a Palestinian, I want to be liberalized. I want to live without occupation.”
“Did you not kick the British out,” he asked Rose, speaking through a translator. He called occupation “the worst thing you can imagine.”
Asked point-blank if he would recognize Israel’s right to exist, Meshaal replied, “No.”
“I can’t co-exist with occupation. Without occupation, you can co-exist,” he said. “I’m ready to co-exist with the Jews, with the Christians and with the Arabs and non-Arabs.”
Yet, Meshaal declined to say whether he would recognize Israel if it withdrew from the territories.
“I said I do not want to live with a state of occupiers:” he said. “One would have a Palestinian state, then the Palestinian state will decide on its policies.”
Peace peace but there is no peace
Liar liar liar!!! Once they get what they want they will not be satisfied. Not until all Jews are gone from Israel. He tries soo hard to hide it but fails terribly.
How deceptive! He states that he is willing to live with Jews, but not with a Jewish state. He means that the entire land, including Tel Aviv and all the cities in Israel proper belong to the Arabs and the Jews can live there as Dhimmis, as in all Moslem lands, as second class citizens. No more Jewish immigration permitted. Only Arab Moslems may immigrate. All Arabs retake their abandoned lands and houses including all land improvements.
Oh Baruch Hashem! Thanks so much! You’ll allow Jews to exist, maybe, providing we all leave our land and turn it all over to you and your ilk.
How about plan B. We do the world the greatest favor and nuke you off the map.
Why is Khaled Meshaal, not with his trops in Gaza? He should immediatly join them to show his solidarity with the, It’s a lot easier to be a Hamas leader in Cairo than in Gaza!
They Had Decades To Prove They Could Make It on Their Own…Instead they used THE MILLIONS given to them to build TUNNELS and ACQUIRE ROCKETS to KILL ISRAELIS! That Money Could Have Gone TO THE CHILDREN…NO?!
“I said I do not want to live with a state of occupiers:
State = the entire state of Isreal.
The Jews have an everlasting covenant on the entire Land of Israel. the Torah forbids relinquishing even one inch of territory under Jewish rule or participating in any negotiations concerning withdrawal from any such territory. See Code of Jewish Law, ,Orach Chaim, Chapter 329:6. The so-called palestinians are occupying Jewish land.