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Israel Talking to Hamas

By David Knowles
May 19th 2008 11:12AM

Filed Under:ePresident Bush, Barack Obama, John McCain, Breaking News

Time for a reality check. After last week's big political dust-up between President Bush, Barack Obama and John McCain about whether talking to Hamas or Iran constituted "appeasement," comes word that Israel, the country who provided the presidential backdrop for the controversy, has itself started talking to Hamas. From Haaretz:

Participants at a recent inner cabinet meeting were listening to details of the Egyptian mediation initiative between Israel and Hamas on a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip recently, when a senior minister reportedly reminded those present that Israel does not negotiate, directly or indirectly, with Hamas. Shin Bet security service head Yuval Diskin interrupted, saying there was no other way to describe the talks.

A letter to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, the details of which were revealed Friday, called for indirect and secret talks with Hamas to be recognized.

So, does this mean that Israel is guilty of Nazi-era-like appeasement? Perhaps McBush are preparing their condemnation for later in the day.

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