Israel 'won't wait years' for Hamas

Acting Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday that he won’t wait years for Hamas to recognise his country, a precondition for peace talks, and that he is prepared to take unilateral steps in the meantime.

“We waited a reasonable time. If we see there is no reasonable chance (for a resumption of talks) we will take our fate in our own hands,” Olmert said in a pre-election interview with Israel TV’s Channel 10.