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In 2006 letter to Bush, Haniyeh offered compromise with Israel
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Hamas, George W. Bush 

A few months after Hamas' 2006 election victory, leader Ismail Haniyeh tried to start a dialogue with U.S. President George W. Bush.

Haaretz has obtained a written message from Haniyeh sent to Bush via an American professor who met with Haniyeh in the Gaza Strip. Haniyeh asked Bush to lift the boycott of the Hamas government and pressure Israel to maintain stability in the region.

On June 6, 2006, Haniyeh met Dr. Jerome Segal of the University of Maryland in the Gaza Strip.
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Segal had been involved in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process for many years and was one of the first Americans to meet Palestine Liberation Organization leaders in the late 1980s, even passing messages from senior PLO figures to then U.S. Secretary of State George Schultz. Segal's academic work brought him in contact with senior State Department and National Security Council officials throughout the Clinton administration. However, the relationship was severed during the Bush administration.

At the time of the meeting, Hamas was trying to establish its three-month-old government under an international boycott. The Quartet for Middle East peace had called on the organization to recognize Israel, disavow terror and honor existing agreements.

At the end of the meeting, Haniyeh dictated a short message he asked Segal to transmit to President Bush. Haniyeh spoke Arabic and Youssuf translated his words into English. Segal took down the letter in his notebook and Haniyeh and Youssuf both signed it.

Haniyeh wrote in the missive, "We are an elected government which came through a democratic process."

In the second paragraph, Haniyeh laid out the political platform he maintains to this day. "We are so concerned about stability and security in the area that we don't mind having a Palestinian state in the 1967 borders and offering a truce for many years," he wrote.

Haniyeh called on Bush to launch a dialogue with the Hamas government.

"We are not warmongers, we are peace makers and we call on the American government to have direct negotiations with the elected government," he wrote. Haniyeh also urged the American government to act to end the international boycott "because the continuation of this situation will encourage violence and chaos in the whole region."

Upon his return to the U.S. several days later, Segal gave State Department and NSC officials the original letter.

In his own letter, Segal emphasized that a state within the 1967 borders and a truce for many years could be considered Hamas' de facto recognition of Israel. He noted that in a separate meeting, Youssuf suggested that the Palestinian Authority and Israel might exchange ambassadors during that truce period. This was not the only covert message from Hamas to senior Bush administration officials. However, Washington did not reply to these messages and maintained its boycott of the Hamas government.

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      1.   Gimme a break!!!!!! 03:29  |  MARK KLEIN, M.D. 14/11/08
      2.   "TRUCE" 03:45  |  DUNCAN 14/11/08
      3.   sorry did i miss the part where they recognized israel? 04:07  |  josh 14/11/08
      4.   Did not recognize Israel -- So Naive.... 04:12  |  David Miller 14/11/08
      5.   What if Carter really IS pro Israel? 04:13  |  Jeff 14/11/08
      6.   Like Duh Dude! 04:20  |  Mark Lincoln 14/11/08
      7.   What recognition? 04:37  |  Awake 14/11/08
      8.   There`s Nothing New There 04:38  |  Jeff Northridge 14/11/08
      9.   To Mark Klein: do give ME a break! 04:39  |  Ben Alofs 14/11/08
      10.   Reality Check:From the hamass doctrine 04:44  |  Arie 14/11/08
      11.   I have more 04:50  |  Segal 14/11/08
      12.   mark lincoln 6 04:53  |  strange 14/11/08
      13.   For Mark Lincoln on negotiations: recognizing conditions for nego 04:53  |  Darth Zaider 14/11/08
      14.   Both Israel and the USA ignored a clear diplomatic signal 04:54  |  Ben Alofs 14/11/08
      15.   Israel and the US: Terrified of PEACE 04:58  |  peacelover 14/11/08
      16.   Before or After? 05:04  |  utagawa 14/11/08
      17.   ENOUGH!!! Somebody go get Jean Girard 05:15  |  Jacob Blues 14/11/08
      18.   Here`s the rub of it Jeff, if Hanyniah was really interested 05:21  |  Jacob Blues 14/11/08
      19.   No Mark, the only `Duh` moment is from you 05:26  |  Jacob Blues 14/11/08
      20.   Speaks Volumes 05:59  |  End the Occupation 14/11/08
      21.   10 06:16  |  strange 14/11/08
      22.   All Segal`s interpretations of Arb intentions have so far failed 06:18  |  Genuine Tosefta 14/11/08
      23.   Unspoken history 06:21  |  End Arab Occupation 14/11/08
      24.   What a JOKE 06:26  |  Ruth 14/11/08
      25.   #9 Jacob Blues 06:33  |  Jasper 14/11/08
      26.   Haniyeh recognized Israel in 2006 06:34  |  dan 14/11/08
      27.   stay away from academic meddlers 06:35  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 14/11/08
      28.   hamas offering a hudna in exchange for land 06:42  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 14/11/08
      29.   Hamas offered partial recognition/cease-fire period as 06:55  |  Smadar 14/11/08
      30.   This is the same no-recognition garbage 07:08  |  McQueen 14/11/08
      31.   to the zionist nutters 07:25  |  VIPER 14/11/08
      32.   Hey Jasper . . . it could be 07:59  |  Jacob Blues 14/11/08
      33.   Action speaks louder than words 08:03  |  Natallie Durson 14/11/08
      34.   " truce for many years could be considered Hamas` de facto" ??? 08:09  |  PETER SM 14/11/08
      35.   Mutual recognition 08:14  |  Palestinian 14/11/08
      36.   Armed Struggle until Destruction of Israel. 08:33  |  Jean Van Daem 14/11/08
      37.   to Jacob Blues #14 09:13  |  zeev 14/11/08
      38.   Haniye waved at Israel from Gaza, I recognise them he said 09:27  |  sigh 14/11/08
      39.   It`s accepting the three principles of the Quartet we want 09:29  |  x-ray 14/11/08
      40.   Hamas in no position to offer anything re peace process 09:30  |  Jo 14/11/08
      41.   Options? Politics or Terror... 09:30  |  James Hovland 14/11/08
      42.   "offering a truce for many years" is not peace 09:32  |  De 14/11/08
      43.   What Haniyeh was willing and not willing to do 09:43  |  Tzfonit 14/11/08
      44.   Ben Alofs, diplomatic smoke signals were lost 09:55  |  Tzfonit 14/11/08
      45.   what`s the matter all you right wing talkbackers? 10:03  |  eric 14/11/08
      46.   #29, zeev 10:09  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 14/11/08
      47.   #29 zeev the self-hating Israeli Jew 10:10  |  Hastaroth 14/11/08
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      49.   Those complaining of truce... 11:20  |  Scott G 14/11/08
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      51.   A peace dictated by not elected PLO is not possible 11:52  |  Fritz T. 14/11/08
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      54.   what`s the matter all you right wing talkbackers? (2nd try) 12:20  |  eric 14/11/08
      55.   Scott G, It takes two to make peace. 12:33  |  Tzfonit 14/11/08
      56.   Israel`s anti Hamas stance 12:43  |  Nabeel 14/11/08
      57.   CJK #24-your type have had their day 12:53  |  Roo 14/11/08
      58.   CJK # 32 Automaton. 13:08  |  Roo 14/11/08
      59.   Tzfonit #38 13:16  |  Scott G 14/11/08
      60.   you only recognise intellectualism in that it`s too long a word 13:51  |  x-ray 14/11/08
      61.   the anti-Israel types don`t admit the limitations of hudna 13:52  |  x-ray 14/11/08
      62.   Tzfonit #31 13:54  |  examiner 14/11/08
      63.   Tzofonit #32 14:01  |  examiner 14/11/08
      64.   Scott G#45 14:06  |  Tzfonit 14/11/08
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      79.   Tzfonit #31 16:27  |  examiner 14/11/08
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      87.   #44, Roo and his German treaty of 1918 18:17  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 14/11/08
      88.   thanks for pointing out #6 and the hateful ML 18:18  |  x-ray 14/11/08
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      93.   Swiss (Dino) as you always say it and I always reply 18:46  |  David Israel 14/11/08
      94.   Tzofnit #30 18:48  |  examiner 14/11/08
      95.   Examiner and conspiracy theory 19:13  |  x-ray 14/11/08
      96.   Haaretz 19:14  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 14/11/08
      97.   Contest: who can miss the most opportunities? 19:17  |  Aaron Levitt 14/11/08
      98.   to Hastaroth #33 19:22  |  zeev 14/11/08
      99.   Israeli fear of a just solution 19:25  |  gearoid 14/11/08
      100.   x-ray don`t bet on it 19:48  |  examiner 14/11/08
      101.   Examiner is looking for credibility, yet... 20:05  |  Tzfonit 14/11/08
      102.   Armistice 20:06  |  Baz Mann 14/11/08
      103.   Planet Earth calling x-ray 20:18  |  examiner 14/11/08
      104.   Planet Earth calling x-ray 20:19  |  examiner 14/11/08
      105.   CJK #63 20:21  |  Roo 14/11/08
      106.   to CJ Kohn #32, right and wrong 20:36  |  zeev 14/11/08
      107.   END ARAB OCCUPATION OF VARIOUS LANDS 20:40  |  aBRAHAM 14/11/08
      108.   Planet Earth calling x-ray #62 20:58  |  examiner 14/11/08
      109.   Haniyeh offered compromise. 21:07  |  David Nigel Braham 14/11/08
      110.   You mean Gearoid, like walking out of Gaza? 21:10  |  Jacob Blues 14/11/08
      111.   Examiner`s credible sources 21:16  |  Tzfonit 14/11/08
      112.   "Truce for many years"? How many? Why not for ever? And why not 21:38  |  Jehudah Ben-Israel 14/11/08
      113.   "offering a truce for many years" 21:41  |  real vision 14/11/08
      114.   # 60 David Israel 21:50  |  Swiss (Dino) 14/11/08
      115.   #66 heamorriod posts from the centre of sectarian understanding 21:57  |  v.hardman 14/11/08
      116.   Planet Earth calling x-ray #62 21:58  |  examiner 14/11/08
      117.   gearoid # 66 What Do You Mean By "Just"? 22:04  |  Jeff Northridge 14/11/08
      118.   examiner the credulous 22:27  |  x-ray 14/11/08
      119.   Examiner is looking for credibility, yet... 23:07  |  Tzfonit 14/11/08
      120.   Lincoln`s twaddle 23:10  |  SDHD 14/11/08
      121.   Doubleclick`s "just piece" 23:14  |  SDHD 14/11/08
      122.   to CJ Kohn #32, right and wrong - 3rd try 23:31  |  zeev 14/11/08
      123.   #69, Martian calling examiner 23:32  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 14/11/08
      124.   BOTH HAMAS AND ISRAEL 23:36  |  newsreader 14/11/08
      125.   to SDHD #74 23:41  |  zeev 14/11/08
      126.   one question for the pro-hamas crowd 23:50  |  strange 14/11/08
      127.   #75, zeev, you are confused 23:53  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 14/11/08
      128.   Hastaroth, #33 00:02  |  Jew with a Clue 15/11/08
      129.   Hudna: That`s an easy one strange... 00:27  |  BBSNews 15/11/08
      130.   Vague compromises have no meaning. 00:28  |  Stephen. 15/11/08
      131.   Haniyeh didn`t mind1967 border for TRUCE not PEACE 00:39  |  Arthur 15/11/08
      132.   Tzfonit #89 Lack of credibility is curable. Part 2 00:50  |  examiner 15/11/08
      133.   Tzfonit #89 Lack of credibility is curable Part 1 00:52  |  examiner 15/11/08
      134.   BSNews spews 01:04  |  SDHD 15/11/08
      135.   Cipora Julianna Kohn #101 01:05  |  examiner 15/11/08
      136.   Examiner forgets that most of the Western world . . . 01:06  |  SDHD 15/11/08
      137.   Swiss (Dino) What you are saying is 01:14  |  David israel 15/11/08
      138.   #135, examiner 01:48  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 15/11/08
      139.   to CJ Kohn #127 01:58  |  zeev 15/11/08
      140.   SDHD 02:08  |  examiner 15/11/08
      141.   # 137 David, show me the Israeli "charter"...... 02:12  |  Swiss (Dino) 15/11/08
      142.   Cipora Julianna Kohn #138 02:13  |  examiner 15/11/08
      143.   #130, Stephen 02:19  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 15/11/08
      144.   CJK #84/87 02:35  |  Roo 15/11/08
      145.   SDHD 03:00  |  examiner 15/11/08
      146.   Roo # 75 That`s A Forlorn Hope 03:22  |  Jeff Northridge 15/11/08
      147.   Examiner 03:28  |  SDHD 15/11/08
      148.   Swiss (Dino) 04:05  |  David Israel 15/11/08
      149.   bbs 129 04:18  |  strange 15/11/08
      150.   swiss.. still haven`t answered my question #74 04:22  |  strange 15/11/08
      151.   all the bashers avoid my question... 04:24  |  strange 15/11/08
      152.   swiss 141 you sound like a republican... 04:49  |  strange 15/11/08
      153.   GRADS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS 06:46  |  Steve 15/11/08
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      155.   #144, roo regarding segal 08:30  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 15/11/08
      156.   to Steve #153 08:49  |  zeev 15/11/08
      157.   to CJ Kohn #154 - addicted to flawed reasoning 09:30  |  zeev 15/11/08
      158.   # 70 to victor hardman re: drivel 09:32  |  eric 15/11/08
      159.   examiner with all those leaking brains 10:03  |  x-ray 15/11/08
      160.   # 73 to lynn re: right wingers 10:06  |  eric 15/11/08
      161.   #157, zeev 10:06  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 15/11/08
      162.   Eric`s "Arab peace initiative" 10:23  |  SDHD 15/11/08
      163.   # 152 strange, I will take that as a compliment..... 10:39  |  Swiss (Dino) 15/11/08
      164.   Reality Check 2 10:44  |  Schweinhund 15/11/08
      165.   # 148 David Israel 10:46  |  Swiss (Dino) 15/11/08
      166.   Ridiculous !!!!! 12:31  |  Jam 15/11/08
      167.   "a truce for many years", "a truce for many years", "a truce .." 12:46  |  civilized kid 15/11/08
      168.   Wrong roo, hudna means truce not peace 13:26  |  xx 15/11/08
      169.   SDHD 13:59  |  examiner 15/11/08
      170.   xx-who is scared to use regular name #168 14:04  |  Roo 15/11/08
      171.   CJK #155 Much ado about nothing. 14:10  |  Roo 15/11/08
      172.   To "strange" on the concept of "hudnah" 14:59  |  Ben Alofs 15/11/08
      173.   To "strange", more on "hudnah". 15:29  |  Ben Alofs 15/11/08
      174.   to Roo whose `regular name` is presumably Kangaroo 15:36  |  x-ray 15/11/08
      175.   when has israel recognised a palestinian state 15:39  |  sam i am 15/11/08
      176.   aoccupied land is not for the israeli`s 15:41  |  sam i am 15/11/08
      177.   Just who is acting in bad faith? 16:08  |  YG 15/11/08
      178.   Roo # 170 The Fact Remains 16:37  |  Jeff Northridge 15/11/08
      179.   sam i am giving away gaza was a land grab! duh!!! 16:59  |  xx 15/11/08
      180.   #72 Roo.......my only objection to a hudna 17:21  |  Lynn 15/11/08
      181.   Roo # 171 The Point Is... 17:28  |  Jeff Northridge 15/11/08
      182.   sam i am # 173 Nobody Has 17:45  |  Jeff Northridge 15/11/08
      183.   Jeff Northridge #170 17:55  |  Roo 15/11/08
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      186.   # 172 concept of hudna 18:32  |  17 15/11/08
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      189.   Jeff Northridge #175 18:39  |  Roo 15/11/08
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      191.   swiss 163 19:13  |  strange 15/11/08
      192.   # 177 David Israel and semantics, semantics...... 19:31  |  Swiss (Dino) 15/11/08
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      194.   to SDHD #162 - 3rd try 19:50  |  zeev 15/11/08
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      196.   War and Hudna 21:13  |  L. Tolstoy 15/11/08
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      199.   L tolstoy 181 22:03  |  strange 15/11/08
      200.   # 78 to strange re: peace (2nd try) 23:09  |  eric 15/11/08
      201.   # 66 to jeff northridge re: hudna (2nd try) 23:11  |  eric 15/11/08
      202.   # 82 re: the inanity of x-ray`s (2nd try) 23:34  |  eric 15/11/08
      203.   to CJ Kohn #161 - 4th try 23:51  |  zeev 15/11/08
      204.   # 162 to sdhd re: "the arab plan" the arabs refused to discuss? 00:11  |  eric 16/11/08
      205.   ROO.Hudna in Islamic Jurisprudence as opposed to linguistics 01:08  |  PETER SM 16/11/08
      206.   dino #165 01:19  |  JoJo 16/11/08
      207.   # 66 to jeff northridge re: hudna (2nd try) 03:43  |  eric 16/11/08
      208.   # 78 to strange re: peace (2nd try) 03:48  |  eric 16/11/08
      209.   eric..talk about the same old bs over and over 04:01  |  strange 16/11/08
      210.   To "strange", more on "hudnah" 04:18  |  Ben Alofs 16/11/08
      211.   #171, roo and selective quotes 04:20  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/11/08
      212.   SAM I AM .1993 Israel?PLO letters of recognition 04:22  |  16/11/08
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      214.   zeev -- how to be a fruitloop 05:12  |  SDHD 16/11/08
      215.   Eric -- you just said what I said 05:15  |  SDHD 16/11/08
      216.   #186, zeev 05:27  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/11/08
      217.   ben alofs 05:35  |  strange 16/11/08
      218.   eric 05:44  |  strange 16/11/08
      219.   to SDHD #201, the incurable dimwitted 06:32  |  zeev 16/11/08
      220.   # 206 NOT the "same" thing as you said, sdhd 06:53  |  eric 16/11/08
      221.   to CJK #212 06:57  |  zeev 16/11/08
      222.   # 214 to strange re: peres 07:37  |  eric 16/11/08
      223.   # 206 Jo Jo 10:21  |  Swiss (Dino) 16/11/08
      224.   zeev #219 15:26  |  examiner 16/11/08
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      226.   CJK #211 woeful-as usual 19:43  |  Roo 16/11/08
      227.   indrajaya225..sarcasm..i like it 19:58  |  strange 16/11/08
      228.   to examiner #224 19:43  |  zeev 17/11/08
      229.   Capt Arab & Swiss Dino – you got is all wrong 05:28  |  Doug 18/11/08
      230.   to Doug #229 09:53  |  zeev 18/11/08
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