...Today, there is no evidence Haniyeh has indicated he is in favor of changing the Hamas charter, rejecting violence, or recognizing Israel. Without these basic steps, it is difficult to see how anyone can accurately define him as "pragmatic."
If your local media describe Haniyeh as "pragmatic" or "moderate" ask them on what basis they are using those terms...
"On Keeping Our Eye on the Ball: Three Reflections on Hamas"
I presume means including the context that surrounds Haniyeh.
Obviously the wire services, NYT, WaPo will ignore that entirely and produce the opiniated rubbish of an Erlanger.
Commenting on Hamas' election wins in 2005 Haniyeh said that it proved that the Palestinians favoured terrorism.
I presume that many refuse to recognise the diet of Taqyia that Arafat served up, and that the West swallowed whole, until Bush called it quits.
So now the MSM want to go back to square one using "pragmatist" and "moderate" as the starting whistle and see how many more innocent people can have their lives destroyed this time around?
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not to say i told you so, but... I said this would happen.
"On Keeping Our Eye on the Ball: Three Reflections on Hamas"
I presume means including the context that surrounds Haniyeh.
Obviously the wire services, NYT, WaPo will ignore that entirely and produce the opiniated rubbish of an Erlanger.
Commenting on Hamas' election wins in 2005 Haniyeh said that it proved that the Palestinians favoured terrorism.
I presume that many refuse to recognise the diet of Taqyia that Arafat served up, and that the West swallowed whole, until Bush called it quits.
So now the MSM want to go back to square one using "pragmatist" and "moderate" as the starting whistle and see how many more innocent people can have their lives destroyed this time around?