Subscribe to Print Edition | Thu., July 23, 2009 Av 2, 5769 | | Israel Time: 15:23 (EST+7)
Haaretz israel news English
web haaretz.com
Haaretz Toolbar
Diplomacy
Defense Jewish World Opinion National
Print Edition
Car Rental
Books Haaretz Magazine Business Real Estate Maccabiah Travel Week's End Anglo File
Share |
Last update - 17:49 22/07/2009
Hamas: We won't stand in way of PA-Israel deal
By Barak Ravid and Avi Issacharoff
Tags: meshal, israel news, hamas 

Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Meshal told a Russian diplomat a few days ago that his group would not stand in the way of a peace deal brokered between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israel.

Meshal reportedly told Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov in Damascus that if Abbas comes to an agreement on a final settlement of the conflict with Israel, and if the agreement is approved in a Palestinian referendum, Hamas would not try to derail such an accord.

After the talks, Saltanov traveled to Israel, where he had two days of meetings with senior Israeli officials. Saltanov told his Israeli hosts that Meshal's comments were positive in nature and should be given the attention they deserve.
Advertisement
Israel, for its part, has been unhappy about Russian contacts with high-ranking Hamas officials in the Syrian capital, and Israeli officials have expressed skepticism about Meshal's reported comments.

At Sunday's cabinet meeting, Shin Bet security service chief Yuval Diskin said the more conciliatory tone which has been reflected recently in statements by senior Hamas officials does not reflect a real shift in the organization's ideological principles.

Several weeks ago, in a speech in Damascus, Meshal said Hamas would accept the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel's pre-Six-Day War 1967 lines, but he did not say that Hamas would recognize Israel.

He also conditioned acceptance of the 1967 borders upon provisions including Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital and the return of all Palestinian refugees to their homes within Israel, conditions that Israel has refused.

Related articles:
  • Cyprus unloads weapons arsenal from Iran ship allegedly running arms to Hamas
  • Livni: Iran arms trading 'one of the main problems' in Mideast
  • Hamas smuggling new arsenal into Gaza
    • PROMOTION: Mamilla Hotel
    Bookmark to del.icio.us  
     
    Inglourious Basterds
    Director Quentin Tarantino will visit Israel this September to promote new Holocaust film.
    Tweeting for the Kotel
    New Web site lets those far from Jerusalem post their notes to God via Twitter.
      1.   Won`t stand in the way...as long as 04:15  |  Arie 22/07/09
      2.   Arab 2 State Solution: 05:18  |  Jasper 22/07/09
      3.   No need 06:39  |  Mark Lincoln 22/07/09
      4.   Meshal: Hamas won`t stand in the way of PA-Israel deal 08:47  |  AA 22/07/09
      5.   Hamas got its share of the pie 08:51  |  isratinian 22/07/09
      6.   Israel should be making a big deal of this 09:18  |  binny 22/07/09
      7.   Good because the 1st clause requires Hamas to disarm 10:22  |  Peter Williams 22/07/09
      8.   Not to different from netanyahus position 11:03  |  Apa 22/07/09
      9.   Referendum 11:04  |  Apa 22/07/09
      10.   Nonsense, a peace must hold the PA responsible for Gaza actions. 11:42  |  Dr. L. Brnd 22/07/09
      11.   Mishaal is Just Saying This Becuase.... 11:50  |  MiddleStanian 22/07/09
      12.   Did HAMAS changed its CHARTER? - No, just the usual arab trick... 11:53  |  Vittorio 22/07/09
      13.   A positive Gerry Adams moment 12:00  |  r cummings 22/07/09
      14.   binny #5: there is positive thinking & there is self-delusion - 12:16  |  ivo 22/07/09
      15.   Realistic comments "r cumming" now (#9 & #3) 12:39  |  ZISD 22/07/09
      16.   r cummings #9: thank you for telling us dumbheads the great news 12:41  |  ivo 22/07/09
      17.   Hamas` double talk 12:44  |  Daniel 22/07/09
      18.   Jewish State? 13:02  |  Armand 22/07/09
      19.   Will they stop their racist incitement & rejectionism in ARABIC 13:17  |  PETER SM 22/07/09
      20.   skepticism about Meshal, Abbas and Obama 13:24  |  Shimon 22/07/09
      21.   There is not going to be a deal as long as Hamas is around, or at 13:55  |  Nahum 22/07/09
      22.   Difference between Bibi and Hamas ? 13:56  |  Sam Soul 22/07/09
      23.   Nothing new 14:01  |  Palestinian 22/07/09
      24.   Shimon, don`t evade the issue - 14:05  |  ivo 22/07/09
      25.   17 Armand re Democratic States having official religions 14:27  |  ZISD 22/07/09
      26.   Yoyu ask "Jewish state?".I Answer: YES, with State`s Holidays.... 14:32  |  Vittorio 22/07/09
      27.   Mark Lincoln #3: never miss an opportunity to throw some mud - 14:51  |  ivo 22/07/09
      28.   Oh dear! 15:07  |  sh 22/07/09
      29.   Israeli offers are for Pal state+Jewish state.Not so Pals 15:46  |  Sam 22/07/09
      30.   sh #28: the difference in a parable - 15:52  |  ivo 22/07/09
      31.   Thank you Hamas - so kind ... 15:53  |  17 22/07/09
      32.   AA is obviously NOT Israeli but is ignorant of facts 16:11  |  Arie 22/07/09
      33.   To AA 18:15  |  Nechama 22/07/09
      34.   To AA 18:17  |  Nechama 22/07/09
      35.   Religion doesn/t matter? 18:19  |  Nechama 22/07/09
      36.   Not different from the position taken in the Prisoners Document 20:10  |  Ben Alofs 22/07/09
      37.   #33: Thats a lie 20:18  |  stop lying dawg 22/07/09
      38.   Israel is a nation-state for the Jewish people who were dispersed 20:20  |  Smadar 22/07/09
      39.   which is why the Prisoners Document was unacceptable - 23:17  |  ivo 22/07/09
      40.   They won`t need to stand in the way 03:17  |  Colin Wright 23/07/09
      41.   Peace by Mashal 03:29  |  Michelle 23/07/09
      42.   religion 04:05  |  Michelle 23/07/09
      43.   YET again,then another Hamas member says the oppositte 05:45  |  PETER SM 23/07/09
      44.   ALLOFS how many times has Hamas since restated their opposition? 05:47  |  PETER SM 23/07/09
      45.   Fatah and Hamas. 08:22  |  B. Gold 23/07/09
      46.   Jews are dispersed! so they can desperse millions of Palestinians 11:17  |  Jr 23/07/09
      47.   hamas still stinks 12:53  |  d muntean 23/07/09
    Special Offers
    Advertisement
    hotel Jerusalem
    David Citadel Hotel, come stay at the finest of Jerusalem hotels.
    ISRAEL ARMY SURPLUS STORE
    IDF insignia,Uniforms, Paladium Boots Watches, Israel Army T-shirts & Collectibles
    Dead Sea Skin Care
    Quality cosmetics from the Dead Sea. Coupon code HAARETZ for 12% off!
    Eldan Rent a Car
    Israel's leading car rental company offers you a 20% discount on online reservations
    Junkyard
    Junk a car - get free towing nationwide and a tax-deductible receipt
    More Headlines
    07:25 Israel missile defense system fails to launch in U.S. test
    10:58 ANALYSIS / Iran can rejoice at failure of Israel's missile defense
    20:19 Israel envoy: No crisis with U.S. over settlements
    12:46 Israeli firms still dealing with companies tied to Iran
    09:15 'Bin Laden's son thought killed by U.S. missile strike in Pakistan'
    14:45 Amy Winehouse in court to face assault charges
    13:53 Supreme Court convicts yeshiva student who ran over parking lot attendant
    00:15 WATCH: Daily news round-up from Israel
    23:44 Israel circulates photo of Hitler greeting late Palestinian mufti
    11:44 Israeli, Thai firms to build Bangkok's tallest tower
    03:32 Following Netanyahu threat, Barak pledges Labor will support land reforms
    12:50 ANALYSIS / Netanyahu hamstrung by his unruly coalition
    06:08 Can gefilte fish be saved from extinction?
    05:17 Is Romania human egg scandal a case of anti-Semitism?
    Home | TV | Print Edition | Diplomacy | Opinion | Arts & Leisure | Sports | Jewish World | Site rules |
    | Israel 2009 election results | Makom: Engaging on Israel
    | Search engine marketing
    Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, offers real-time breaking news, opinions and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East, including defense, diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the peace process, Israeli politics, Jerusalem affairs, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli business world and Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora.
    © Copyright  Haaretz. All rights reserved