(New York Post) Editorial - When the terrorist group Hamas won the election to lead the Palestinians' government, the group was offered a choice: Make peace with Israel - or get war. Hamas seems to have ditched the peace option. Now, war is what it may get. There should be no confusion about where blame for this latest crisis lies - and where Hamas stands. It was a terrorist group before becoming an officially elected regime; now that it holds power, its acts against Israel are acts of war. The ultimate annihilation of the Jewish state remains Hamas policy. So if war is what Hamas wants, war is what it seems about to get.
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