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Originally posted by Bingo@Nov 12 2004, 05:12 PM
Very tough situation.
I can see the point that Hamas has to be involved for a settlement to stick, yet I can't see anyone agreeing that you allow a terrorist group at a negotiating table.
The real question is how (what carrot? what stick?) can you get a new Palestinian leadership group to clamp down on Hamas and terrorism within it's own borders? Until you have self policing of the issue you'll never get a settlement.
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I think that somehow the majority of Palestinians and Israelis have to agree to go out and kick the sh*t out of Hamas together. It happened in the 90s, they just need to sustain it. I agree, no way Hamas gets to sit down at any negotiating table.