Israeli Palestinian confusion
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he is ready to negotiate peace with the Palestinians but not until Hamas rejects violence and recognizes Israel.
“I extend my hand in peace to Mahmoud Abbas, the elected president of the Palestinian Authority,” Mr. Olmert said in a keynote speech to the US Congress.
That was on BBC today and sorry but it doesn’t really make sense to me. The new Israeli prime minister who doesn’t recognize the new Palestinian administration and considers them as terrorists asks them to start talking about peace with him, after they recognize Israel and reject violence. And he’s doing that through the recognized Palestinian president who was part of Jaser Arafat’s organization that according the Israelis was the beginning of all the problems in Palestine. Are they a bit confused there or am I missing something?