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.

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.

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