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The Koran says "And if they incline to peace, incline (you also to peace), and trust in God.""This implies that negotiation is acceptable, reasonable and logical for us as advocates of a just cause when the enemy is forced to resort to it, when they come to us ready for negotiation and for paying the price, and to respond to our demands."
"However, if we seek it desperately and consider it our only option, then we will be the ones paying the price. Those who are forced to negotiate are those who usually pay the price. Hence God Almighty says in another verse: ;Do not weaken and call for peace when you have the upper hand.' "
"Peace cannot be be made when one party is powerful and the other weak," he added. Under those conditions, it's imposed.
The conflict with Israel is different. It's "a case of a body alien to the region." They came from outside and imposed themselves on a land they stole and people they dispossessed. The situation is complex and "must be dealt with delicately."
"Negotiation is a tool and a tactic in the service of a strategy and is not a strategy in itself. It is not a substitute for a strategy of resistance and confrontation with the occupation."
Today, negotiating with Israel is "the wrong choice." The balance of power is too one-sided. Achieving equity and justice won't happen. It's not worth the futility of trying.
Asked about recognizing Israel, he said:
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