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...would be reviewed against those criteria, warned UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, speaking for the Quartet. But the statement made no immediate threat to cut existing funding despite the fact that the Palestinian electorate has voted into power a party listed by the U.S. and EU as a terrorist organization...
...guided by the principles of non-violence and a recognition of Israel, some European officials see allowing for some wiggle room as the prudent course. "We gain nothing at this point from making this a matter of black and white," says one European diplomat. "Of course Hamas is a terrorist organization, but cutting off aid to the Palestinian Authority would play straight into the hands of the extremists among them." The diplomat suggested that there were possibly important differences, for instance, between the EU's relationship with full members of Hamas as opposed to those independent candidates who profited from...
...that democracy will sweep the Middle East, applauded the fact that Palestinians had spoken at the ballot box, and he said the results were a wake-up call for the Fatah leadership. But he also said the vote did nothing to change the U.S. position that Hamas is a terrorist organization. If it wants to deal with the U.S., he said, Hamas must recognize Israel and renounce violence. "I don't see how you can be a partner in peace if you advocate the destruction of a country as part of your platform," Bush said...
...Hamas victory "has people sweating," a senior Israeli security official told TIME. "We had a plan for every eventuality in the Middle East except for this one." Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he would not negotiate with a Palestinian government "if even part of it is an armed terrorist organization calling for Israel's destruction." The leader of the right-wing Likud Party, Benjamin Netanyahu, who trails Olmert in the polls before Israel's elections in late March and describes the Gaza Strip and West Bank as "Hamastan," called for economic sanctions on the Palestinian Authority...
...thorniest problem may be Hamas' legacy as a terrorist organization. Israeli officials estimate that Hamas has been responsible for scores of suicide bombings that have killed hundreds of people. That complicates how Israel and the West may interact with a new Palestinian government. Under the Oslo accords, Israel has sent regular payments to the Palestinian Authority for the taxes and customs it collects on Palestinian goods. That money, as much as $50 million a month, helps pay Palestinian teachers, nurses and other government workers. But under Israeli law, it's illegal to give money to a terrorist organization. Once...