The BBC's James Reynolds in Gaza says that the central point of the joint manifesto is the creation of a Palestinian state on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.More from Meryl Yourish and Elder of Ziyon. Related.
Traditionally that is one half of a two-state solution, but the existing drafts of the deal make no mention of the second half of this solution - the state of Israel.
This omission is deliberate, our correspondent says.
While some have argued that this means Hamas tacitly accepts Israel's right to exist, it is becoming clear that that is not how Hamas sees it.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Back-pedaling warps space-time continuum resulting in massive under-statement--BBC: "Hamas resist Israel recognition"
That "implicit recognition" of Israel, in other words, has been sucked into a black hole, nearly taking the BBC with it:
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