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Hamas an Impediment to Peace
(The Australian) Editorial - Whatever hopes for Middle East peace that may be attached to the new Palestinian unity government headed by Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas will be stillborn unless Hamas unequivocally disavows its commitment to terrorism and the violent destruction of Israel. To believe otherwise is to ignore the years of unrelenting Hamas terrorism launched from Gaza, especially rocket attacks that even now have more than 800,000 Israelis constantly in their range. Until Hamas renounces terrorism and unequivocally disavows its determination to seek the destruction of Israel, no government in which it is a partner should be given the time of day by the international community, much less be given any help from it. That should be made crystal clear to Abbas before he goes any further in embracing Hamas.