'Israel will hold talks with Hamas'

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3098155,00.html

Former deputy Shin Bet chief says terror group's 'center of gravity' shifting to its political wing; dismisses grim post-pullout forecasts

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"In the future Israel will hold talks with Hamas, Former Deputy Shin Bet Chief Ofer Dekel said during a special Shavuot Holiday interview with Yedioth Ahronoth.

"We do not have any dialogue with them, and at this point we shouldn't. As long as they continue to conduct terror acts, we should strike them," he said. "But in the future we will hold talks with Hamas. They will also want to talk to us. I am not certain it will happen within the next year or two – but it will come."

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"Dekel, who joined the Shin Bet in 1975, said Hamas is interested in a peaceful Israeli pullout from Gaza.
"Hamas is without a doubt a terror organization, but it has a 'weakness': It is sensitive to public opinion. If it would act (violently) during the pullout, the IDF would respond and Palestinian civilians would be harmed - the finger would be pointed at Hamas," he said."

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"Dekel, a former paratrooper, said another reason Hamas will hold its fire during the pullout is that the organization has gone through a politicization process during the past year.

"The center of gravity is slowly shifting from the group's military wing to its political one," he said. "As an organization that wants to exert influence, it is in need of funds. Hamas must avoid a situation in which Israel would act against it."

when I slit my wrists, do I go up and down or left to right ?

...good luck! :thumbsup:

I'll let you know how it goes.

Not calling BS on the whole thing, just this comment..."If it would act (violently) during the pullout, the IDF would respond and Palestinian civilians would be harmed - the finger would be pointed at Hamas," he said."" Hamas would never be blamed, it would Israel. Hamas has committed numerous terrorist acts, for which THEY claimed responsibility, yet they are not blamed, Israel is.

where Hamas has won elections, life goes on. People's needs must be met. Electricity has to run, the water has to go on, medical care must be provided, people die and babies are born.

Life goes on.

And so, therefore, does BUREAUCRACY:)

Maybe the world will be saved by a blizzard of red tape and paperwork?