[Telegraph-UK] Editorial - Underneath the struggle for power between Hamas and Fatah lies the question of whether or not to recognize the right of Israel to exist. Hamas remains stubbornly committed to violence, terrorism, and "martyrdom" as the only means to achieve its aim: an independent Palestinian state that incorporates Israel. Everyone knows that this is not a realistic aspiration - except, it seems, the Palestinian electorate, a majority of whom voted Hamas into power, and a majority of whom would appear to be willing to do so again. It is difficult to see how there can be any hope at all for anyone in the region unless Hamas softens its implacable opposition to Israel.
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