Haniyeh to UN chief: Hamas accepts Palestinian state in '67 borders

They used to say no Israel whatsoever, now they say '67 borders. Why? The reason is pretty obvious with the former dhimmi administration they could demand whatever they wanted and loony leftists would pressure Israel to give in. Now, we stand strong and they know that they can't get away with it. Once they get serious, they can get what they're actually entitled to. Jerusalem will not be divided and will remain Israel's capital. AM YISRAEL CHAI!

So they accept a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders,big deal! Nothing about Israel.Nothing about peace. Nothing about the day after they have their state.Nothing about the truth!!!

No one speaks for Israel but Israel. If Israel wishes to call itself the Jewish State, that's her business. It certainly isn't anyone else's.

i dont trust palestinians. After they get jerusalem, next will be T/A

There will be no Palestinian state without a Jewish one. You can Call it undemocratic or anything else you want.

Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Libya etc., are all ARAB states. Find me one Arab who would question it. Find me one Arab who would agree that any of these countries will become a country of ALL its citizens (Jews, Copts, Armenians etc.). What the democrats of them will grant is that all minorities would have basic humans rights , which none of these states in fact guarantees. The only country in the middle east in which Arabs do have basic human rights is the Jewish state of Israel. Still, you want to turn this country as well into another Arab country. Funny, not?

A Jewish state is one where the default settings of the society are "Jewish", i.e., the Sabbath is on Saturday, the primary language is Hebrew, the civic calendar respects Jewish holy days, etc. Of course minorities should have rights, just as they do in Western societies. Maria, and others who deny the right to a Jewish State, do you have a problem with this concept, in a country that is 80% Jewish?? If so, why don't you have similar reservations about analogous situations in predominantly Christian or Moslem countries? Try to answer this question honestly and forthrightly, without sounding like a hypocrite

is there is no such thing as Palestinians... Now go and prove it, biblically.

And how long will the Hudna be for --five seconds five muinites -50 years?

You're right. That IS the crux. The problem is not Israel's right to exist. It certainly has a right to exist. The question (problem) is that it doesn't have the right to exist as a Jewish state. You can't have a state for Jews and call it democratic. All of us who question Israel's right to exist are talking about its right to exist as a Jewish state. Which of course it doesn't have. We hope Israel will survive and prosper as a democratic state for people of all faiths. THAT we can support.

Sorry to be a doubter, but this sounds like another false alarm that Hamas will subsequently deny. There is no proof that Hamas is on the record as supporting a two-state solution. Ha'aretz readers who are regular haaretz.com readers have seen repeated stories over the last year quoting Hamas leaders verbatim saying they will "never" recognize Israel and "never" accept a two-state solution. So sorry, Yoav Segev, but we're gonna have to hear it from the horse's mouth when he's behind a microphone and in front of 50,000 supporters in Gaza. Hasn't happened yet, and ain't gonna happen anytime soon. I advise Ha'aretz readers not to fall for this media ploy that has sucked in at least one Ha'aretz editor who approved this story.

Nothing new here. It's the same old Arab propaganda. Palestinians want Israeli withdrawals in return for nothing. For falsely spinning a 2 state solution they want the world to be grateful and pressure Israel.

I suspect his answer would be somewhat different on that point. Oh well, I'm sure appeasing maniacs will work out though. It always does.

That is the crux.

Now they can shave, wash themselves, dress up and send an ambassador to Israel.