Thursday, April 20, 2006

HAMAS RECOGNIZES ISRAELI SUPREME COURT

When 'Dignity' Means Murder (WSJ-BOTW)
"Saying that dignity was more important than aid in dollars, Palestinian Premier Ismail Haniyeh insisted yesterday that his Hamas-led government would not renounce violence despite mounting Western pressure over its failure to condemn a Tel Aviv bombing," the Arab News reports from Gaza City. The article contains this lovely detail:

Israel laid the blame fully on Hamas, even though the attack was claimed by its smaller rival Islamic Jihad, and revoked the residency cards of three Hamas MPs living in occupied East Jerusalem among other measures.

The Hamas MPs plan to appeal to Israel's Supreme Court against Israel's decision to revoke their residency rights, the Palestinian justice minister said yesterday.

Hamas recognizes the authority of the Israeli Supreme Court? Does this mean it recognizes Israel?

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