Hassan Al-Somal
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Hamas refuses the two state solution .
The only thing that they agreed so far is hudna , some version to a extended ceasefire.
" In January 2004, senior Hamas leader Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi offered a 10-year hudna in return for complete withdrawal from all territories captured in the Six-Day War, the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza, and the unlimited "right of return" for all Palestinian refugees into Israel. Rantissi gave interviews with European reporters and said the hudna was limited to ten years and represented a decision by the movement because it was "difficult to liberate all our land at this stage; the hudna would however not signal a recognition of the state of Israel "
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In short - for a complete Israeli withdrawal they offer a 10 years ceasefire , after which they can better attack Israel .
No one will except such a mad proposal - and as far as i know no Hamas leader came up with something better to offer since than.
If someone here claims differently i would I would very much like to see a source that shows ant Hamas leader stating so.
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"In January 2004, senior Hamas leader Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi offered a 10-year hudna in return for complete withdrawal from all territories captured in the Six-Day War, the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza, and the unlimited "right of return" for all Palestinian refugees into Israel."
The two-state solution is right there if you understood what is attributed to Al-Rantissi. The 10-year Hudna also means cessation of hostilities during that period, and once the Palestinian state is established on pre-1967 borders, then that state will negotiate with Israel on behalf of the Palestinian people on any future relations.
The Palestinian refugees in other countries should have the right of the return to their homes as well or there should be land-swap. That is what the Palestinians wanted.
The gorilla in the room is Israel doesn't want to go back to the 1967 borders. It doesn't want Palestinian refugees in neighboring countries to even return to the territory that will be controlled by the Palestinian state that should exist on the pre-1967 borders. They call it a "demographic threat". Even in a Palestinian state, Israel doesn't want those refugees to come back to it.
Instead, Israel wants a Palestinian authority who doesn't have an army, whose border entries are fully under the control of Israel, and whose territories aren't interconnected - meaning the territory would be made up by pockets which are all surrounded by Israel. It is basically what we have today.
This is the reason why former President Yasser Arafat walked-away in 2002 from making such a deal with Ehud Barak. The whole Hamas excuse is Israel doesn't want a Palestinian state on its borders where East Jerusalem is its capital. The Israelis made it very clear that they want Jerusalem united under their control, meaning no co-sharing the city with the Palestinians. Benjamin Netanyahu has also made it very clear in his speeches that he doesn't want to see a Palestinian state. Now the whole false claims attributed to Hamas repeatedly are all excuses designed to hide Israel's true intentions.
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