Can the White House Warm Up to Hamas?-Election Win Is Not an Endorsement of Militancy

Time ^ | 1-26-06 | ELAINE SHANNON

[Mike Darancette]

But Hamas won all the big cities in the West Bank.

The Palis on the West Bank are virtually dependent on jobs in Israel to survive. I imagine that the West Bank will be the first to feel the pinch should Israel lock them out or if Hamas decides that Palis that work in Israel are traitors and forbit it.

One does not know how Hamas will react to being in full control, I don't think that Hamas has a plan as of yet other than Israel must cease to exist as a country. But that plan will not feed the people.

Hamas is due for a reality check real soon.

[Mike Darancette]

I expect it'll soon be hard to find a standing lamppost in Palestinian territory that doesn't have a "collaborator" swinging at the end of a rope.

Maybe including Abbas. This would not be a good PR move at this point.

[safisoft]

Didn't take Time long to come out on the side of the Terrorists. Oh wait, they have been there the entire time, my bad.

Considering the fact that Bush shakes hands with Abu Mazzan, and Rice PUSHED Israel for Hamas to be included in the election... there was some terrorist-enabling going on in the White House as well.

[MoochPooch]

Terrorists always seem to do their "best" when they're slaughtering fellow Arabs they happen to disagree with.

I think that's the direction that part of the world is heading.

[mississippi red-neck]

Sure. Why not?

They had no problem dusting off,setting up, legitimizing ,funding and negotiating with the one that preceded it.

Any government that can call a Islam a religion of peace and setup a special day for them at the White House when they kill thousands of people everyday around the globe and three thousand of our own in the name of it should have no trouble recognizing one that kills those Jews the world wants to go away.