Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas prime minister, calls for a truce with Israel at the Islamic University in Gaza City. Photograph: Hatem Moussa/APFrom The Jerusalem Post:
Hamas is prepared to deal "positively" with US President Barack Obama's Middle East peace plan, a top political aide to Ismail Haniyeh, the organization's prime minister, said Thursday.
"We have an initial readiness to accept it and deal with it positively, but we will also reject it if it doesn't include an American recognition of the Palestinian rights," Yousef Rizka told the Chinese Xinhua news agency.
"The plan should endorse Palestinian statehood with Jerusalem as its capital," Rizka was quoted as saying. "Hamas will take an in-depth study of the plan when it is made public."
Read more ....
My Comment: Hamas and the Gaza strip are totally dependent on European and U.S. aid. The Arabs and Iranians give some assistance, but it does not even come close to what the West gives. President Obama hints that sanctions and embargoes may be the result if Hamas does not take President Obama's proposal seriously does carry weight.
But will their be a possibility of peace?
I cannot say that it will (or not) since Presdient Obama has not released his peace plan. But considering the history of this region and the players involved .... I am not very optimistic.