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Hamas Is At fault
(Toronto Star) Israeli Ambassador to Canada Alan Baker - The Palestinian people are not being punished for democratically electing the Hamas terrorist organization as its government. The Hamas administration knows full well that if it gives up its terrorist ideology, acknowledges the commitments already entered into by the Palestinians vis-a-vis Israel, and recognizes the existence of Israel as a viable neighbor, rather than advocate Israel's elimination and glorify suicide bombings, then it will receive the funding of the international community that is presently being withheld. Hamas should simply agree to the conditions established by the international community and give up terror. By refusing to do so, its members themselves are fully responsible for the lack of funding and for any humanitarian consequences thereof. Blaming Israel, while a convenient and oft-used ploy, will not change the situation. Only when the Palestinians realize that terrorism gets them nowhere, will they benefit from the goodwill of the international community.