"Whether the impetus was a shaky cease-fire in the Gaza Strip or President Bush's visit to the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday [Nov. 27] unexpectedly extended an olive branch to the Palestinians.
If the Palestinian Authority - including the Islamic party Hamas - doesn't respond in kind, it will be yet another golden opportunity for Mideast peace squandered....
It would be a tragedy, most of all for the Palestinians, if Olmert's initiative were rebuffed....
It's not enough for Hamas to enter into a hudna, or 10-year truce.... Hamas' recognition should be a non-negotiable issue both for Israel and the United States."
Source: "Get real, Hamas," editorial, Los Angeles Times (November 28, 2006).
Topic: The olive branch
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