FILE - In this Friday, May 1, 2009 file photo, deposed Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh from Hamas waves to supporters after attending Friday prayers, at the Qassam Mosque in the Nusseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. Leaders of the Islamic militant Hamas have begun reaching out to the West with conciliatory words, Monday May, 18, 2009, saying the group wants to be part of a Mideast solution and raising the possibility it would someday accept a Palestinian state alongside Israel. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa, File) (Hatem Moussa - AP) From The Washington Post:
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Leaders of Hamas have begun reaching out to the West with conciliatory words, saying the Islamic militant group wants to be part of a Mideast solution and raising the possibility they would someday accept a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
In the most significant statement so far, Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal told British lawmakers recently that the group is open to "real peace." In Gaza, the Hamas government said last week it is ready to discuss "any approaches and proposals that can lead the region out of its current situation."
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My Comment: They want to pass around the cake .... but they want to eat it. Will the Europeans be foolish enough to fall for this ploy (again) ..... you betcha.