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May 25, 2006       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/24/AR2006052400357.html

Olmert to Congress: For a Lasting Peace, We Need a Partner Who Rejects Violence

(Washington Post) William Branigin - At a joint meeting of Congress Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called Hamas, which runs the Palestinian Authority, "an organization committed to vehement anti-Semitism, the glorification of terror, and the total destruction of Israel." "As long as these are their guiding principles, they can never be a partner. Therefore, while Israel works to ensure that the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian population are met, we can never capitulate to terrorists or terrorism." At the same time, he said, "the Palestinians will forever be our neighbors; they are an inseparable part of this land, as are we. Israel has no desire to rule over them nor to oppress them."

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