Hamas sets down conditions for peace

THE Palestinians’ incoming prime minister suggested Hamas could one day make peace with Israel, but undercut his statement by saying his militant group wouldn’t disarm or recognise Israel unless it recognised a Palestinian state within boundaries the Israelis reject.

Israel dismissed the comments as doubletalk.

Asked in an interview with CBS News if he could foresee a day when he would be invited to sign a peace agreement with Israel, Ismail Haniyeh replied: “Let’s hope so.”