(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh and Herb Keinon - The original document called for "restricting" attacks on Israelis to the territories captured by Israel in 1967. The revised document, however, calls for "focusing" the attacks on these territories, implying that Palestinian groups could still carry out attacks inside Israel. Although the document calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza, and eastern Jerusalem, it does not talk about a two-state solution or Israel's right to exist. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri denied reports that the revised document recognizes Israel's right to exist. "We agreed to all the articles of the document without having to recognize Israel," he explained. "This is a major achievement for Hamas because the agreement also allows us to pursue the resistance against Israel." A senior official in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office characterized the document as a "non-starter." He said that the document is an internal Palestinian matter.
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