Copyrighted Image? DMCA | The world awaits with baited breath to see if the interim truce negotiated by US Secretary of State John Kerry will lead to a long-term ceasefire. But if US mediation is to be sincere and effective, the American government needs to take Hamas off its terrorist list and allow Hamas to be fully represented at the table. For the past month, Secretary Kerry has been traveling around the the Middle East trying to negotiate an end to the violence. He has had ongoing discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. He consults regularly with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. He's convened with the governments of influential countries in the region, such as Egypt, Turkey, and Qatar. But there's one glaring omission in his efforts as mediator: he doesn't talk directly to Hamas, which has been on the US terrorist list since 1997. |
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