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November 26, 2012

Hamas Leader Affirms Acceptance of '67 Borders 
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The two main Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, meanwhile have
expressed an increased willingness to attempt a unity agreement after
years of rivalry. Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas says he
will pursue reconciliation talks right after his attempt to gain
recognition of Palestine as an observer state at the United Nations
later this week. In an interview with CNN, Hamas' political leader,
Khaled Meshaal, reaffirmed his acceptance of a Palestinian state within
the 1967 borders, but rejected the longstanding U.S.-Israeli demand that
Palestinians also recognize Israel's "right to exist."

Khaled Meshaal: "I accept a state of the 1967 [borders]. How can I
accept Israel? They have occupied my land ... The Palestinians today,
and in the past, and Hamas, have agreed about a program, a program that
accepts the '67 borders. But the Israelis don't accept. So it is all
about — up to the Israelis. And the international community is
failing to do us justice."

 

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