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Article #177: Israel Weighs Recognition of Palestine's Right To Exist

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After decades of refusing to admit that the leader of Hamas declaring, "What do
Palestine has a legitimate right to the Israelis mean? I don't know what the
exist, Israel inched toward possible ramifications of such a go-it-alone
approval of the idea it has opposed as policy are. I have to think about it.
part of its militantly anti-Palestine We're a state but they're not? How does
platform. Palestinians, who have by now that work?"
grown used to the belief that they are Ehud Olmert said, "In Yiddish we call
the ones who get to decide which state what we gave them a real kinnahurra. But
has a right to exist, were bewildered by it's for their own good. We can only hope
the surprise announcement. They also they eventually figure it out."
puzzled over whether it meant that they Given the new willingness to face reality
really ought to acknowledge Israel's on the Israeli side, there may finally be
right to exist. the real possibility of a tit-for-tat
The Hamas faction of the proposed unity two-state agreement.
government remained particularly puzzled, According to an official Israeli
demanding Israel explain exactly what it announcement, the shish-kabob is now in
means by its recognition of Palestine's the court of the Palestinians, where
right to exist. Hamas also insisted that Hamas radicals are still attempting to
any recognition of Israel's right to decide if they can make a break with
exist could only be addressed after their past and adjust to having a state
certain recurrent provocations by Israel they can call their own.
were ended, such as militant Jewish Meanwhile, Palestinian President Mahmoud
grandmothers acting as suicide bombers Abbas did figure out that the Israeli
and malcontent Orthodox Jews firing plan is a good one and has cancelled
rockets into Gaza and the West Bank that talks with Hamas about a unity government
are loaded with matzoh balls. until the long-time terrorist
Undaunted by the intense confusion among organization figures it out for
the Palestinians, Israel continued to themselves. He is flying to New York for
forge ahead with its plan, saying that, a meeting with the United Nations, at
even if Hamas refuses to recognize which time he is expected to say, "If
Israel's right to exist, it plans to move Israel says Palestine has a right to
ahead independently to recognize exist, I'm ready to say Israel has a
Palestine. right to exist. I only ask that they keep
Israel's continued insistence on a their grandmothers and motzah balls to
Palestinian state caused even more head themselves.
scratching among the Palestinians, with






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