(Yediot Ahronot-Ynet) Roee Nachmias - The head of Hamas's political bureau, Khaled Mashal, told a Cairo conference three weeks ago that the fight against Israel will continue "so long as the occupation continues." He also said that an independent Palestine alongside Israel - as a temporary state of affairs - would not be a problem for Hamas. Regarding the lull in violence, Mashal said, "Hamas controls its military wing and it can maintain discipline amongst its people....The lull for Hamas is a tactic of resistance, while for the PA, it's an alternative to resistance." Mashal said that, once an independent state of Palestine emerges, Hamas will become a political party, but that does not mean it would accept the borders with Israel as permanent.
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