Cited in Hamas leader acknowledges 'reality' of Israel at Theguardian.com, 10 January, 2007: Hamas accepts the existence of the state of Israel but will not officially recognise it until the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza.
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Israel is there, it is part of the United Nations and we do not deny its existence. But we still have rights and land there which have been usurped and until these matters are dealt with we will withhold our recognition.

— Khaled Mashal

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Israel is there, it is part of the United Nations and we do not deny its existence. But we still have rights and land there which have been usurped and until these matters are dealt with we will withhold our recognition." in the context of "Cited in Hamas leader acknowledges 'reality' of Israel at Theguardian.com, 10 January, 2007: Hamas accepts the existence of the state of Israel but will not officially recognise it until the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Khaled Mashal

About Khaled Mashal

Khaled Mashal (born 28 May 1956), also known as "Khaled Mashaal", is a former leader of Hamas, the Islamist political and military organization currently governing the Gaza Strip of the Palestinian territories.