U.S. Ex-Officials Engage With Hamas

wsj ^ | 4/2/10 | CHARLES LEVINSON

[Nachum]

JERUSALEM—Several high-profile former U.S. officials, some with close ties to the Obama administration, met with leaders of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in recent months, raising hope inside the group that its views are being heard at the White House.

White House officials and participants in the talks emphasize the meetings weren't sanctioned by Washington. U.S. officials say there has been no change to Washington's insistence that Hamas take a number of steps before official dialogue can begin.

[Nachum]

White House officials and participants in the talks emphasize the meetings weren't sanctioned by Washington.

Uh huh.

[Nachum]

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[Jet Jaguar]

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[Westbrook]

The only part of the US government that should engage with Hamas is Navy Seals or other Special Forces.

[patriot preacher]

Try them for aiding and abetting the enemy....

[bitt]

Van Jones?

*smirk*

[kalee]

White House officials and participants in the talks emphasize the meetings weren’t sanctioned by Washington.

Then they should not have taken place.

[Ben Ficklin]

"Van Jones?"

Thomas Pickering was one of them. He had many different jobs at the State Dept during his career, including being Reagan's Ambassador to Israel.

[AlanD]

This is all due to Obama’s religious requirement that he do JIHAD against Israel.

[Mr. Mojo]

raising hope inside [Hamas] that its views are being heard at the White House.

The Hamasses can rest assured that the Obama admin. sees eye to eye with them.

[elpadre]

Please identify them. If they were operating w/o WH authorization they are in violation of law.

[Dallas59]

Muslims hate Israel. Obammy spent his “formative” years in a Muslim “school”......

[SunkenCiv]

"Die, Infidels!"

[freekitty]

No wonder they don’t want Obama’s background known.

[SJackson]

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I'm hoping they're not providing Hamas, a designated terrorist group, what could be described as material support, including advice, since that's a felony. Conducting foreign policy, who cares. Think they'll be treated as I would returning to the country after meeting with a terrorist. Of course if they're meeting with terrorists at Obama's behest, then they're off the hook.

[Quix]

The officials had

BETTER BE SUPER GLAD

that Hamas didn’t

ENGAGE THEM

else their heads would be bouncing down the street . . . literally.

Idiots.

[M. Espinola]

The Hamas terrorists know they have an anti-Israeli friend in the White House.

[Karliner]

Must mean Mckinney found a way through the blockade.