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Will you recognize Israel?
If Israel declares that it will give the Palestinian people a state and give them back all their rights, then we are ready to recognize them.
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A senior Russian diplomat said Sunday that Moscow expects Hamas to make a clear pledge to recognize Israel, a news agency reported.
Alexander Kalugin, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s special envoy to the Middle East, said that Hamas should outline approaches to recognition of Israel in its action plan. “The main thing is that they should clearly speak on the issue of recognizing the state of Israel,” Kalugin said, according to the Interfax news agency.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Palestinians’ incoming prime minister said Sunday that Hamas is interested in a long-term truce with Israel but has no intention of seeking a formal peace agreement that would recognize the Jewish state.
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Reiterating a long-standing position by Hamas, Haniyeh said the group would never recognize Israel…
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… but could agree to a long-term truce if Israel withdrew from lands captured in the 1967 war, freed prisoners and allowed the return of refugees.
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Interviewer: “Because Hamas is talking in two voices – to the Palestinians it says 1948, and to the foreigners it says 1967.”
Musa Abu Marzouq: “No, no. Hamas… Hamas is clear on this matter. Hamas believes that historical Palestine, that is, all of Palestine, belongs to the Palestinian people.”
Interviewer: “‘Historical Palestine’ means 1948.”
Musa Abu Marzouq: “We say that all of Palestine, from the [Jordan] River to the [Mediterranean] Sea, belongs to the Palestinians. They have a legitimate right to this land.”
Interviewer: “That’s the voice directed at your own people, while the voice directed outside speaks about 1967.”
Musa Abu Marzouq: “We use one voice in all forums. But we also say that we are dealing realistically with the current phase – an independent Palestinian state with full sovereignty over the West Bank, Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. That is what we presented to our people in our elections platform.”
Interviewer: “Is this a partial or phased solution?”
Musa Abu Marzouq: “Yes, it is a temporary and phased solution. This is not the permanent solution.”
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