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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/middleeast/05meshal.html
Hamas Seeking Truce, Won't Recognize Israel
[New York Times] Taghreed El-Khodary and Ethan Bronner - Hamas leader Khaled Meshal told the New York Times in an interview on Monday that its fighters had stopped firing rockets at Israel for now. He repeated that he would not recognize Israel, saying to fellow Arab leaders, "There is only one enemy in the region, and that is Israel." "We are with a state on the 1967 borders, based on a long-term truce. This includes East Jerusalem, the dismantling of settlements and the right of return of the Palestinian refugees." Asked what "long-term" meant, he said ten years. Regarding President Obama, Meshal said, "His language is different and positive," but he expressed unhappiness about Secretary of State Clinton, saying hers "is a language that reflects the old administration policies."