[news] An Interview with Hamas' Ismail Haniya

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February 2, 2006  
An Interview with Hamas' Ismail Haniya  
In the Footsteps of Arafat

http://counterpunch.org/hass02022006.html  
By AMIRA HASS

There was no point asking Ismail Haniya, head of the victorious Hamas list, whether his movement would recognize Israel's right to exist, for two reasons. First, the answer was obvious--no, the movement would not recognize Israel's right to exist. Some say for religious reasons, as Palestine is a Muslim WAQF. Others say the reason is purely nationalist--the banished party cannot recognize the occupier's right to usurp its land. Others still say Hamas is umbilically tied to the Muslim Brothers movement, which alone is authorized--but unlikely--to alter the basic position.

URL: http://mostlywater.org/node/3938