Israel: Hamas Victory Makes PA a "Terror State"

In a very interesting move with substantial implications for US foreign policy, Israel’s Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni presented some rather obvious, but non-the-less eye-opening observations in a meeting today with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington.

1) Hamas is officially listed as a terrorist organization by the US Government.
2) If Hamas assumes control of the Palestinian Authority Government as a result of their landslide victory in the recent Palestinian elections; that would clearly mean that the Palestinian entity (State), would legally be a terrorist entity (State).
3) If the US continues to provide financial assistance to a Hamas controlled Palestinian Government, in effect, the US will be, from a legal and real perspective, funding a terrorist entity.
4) The only way out of this conundrum is for Hamas to cease being a Terrorist Organization by suddenly renouncing all terror and recognizing Israel’s right to exist, which they have said they will not do.
5) Should the US fail to continue funding however, Hamas will likely turn to Iran to fill the financial void.

The Neocon Express believes that it will be far better to deal with reality in this dilemma, rather than trying to put lipstick on this pig…again. There is no point in pretending that Hamas didn’t win the election, that they suddenly, overnight will recognize Israel and renounce terror, even if they do so for the cameras as millions of US dollars are dangled in front of them to utter the magic, insincere State Department generated words. Let them burden Iran for funding. Let the chits be put on the table and play them as they really are. That will further the cause of peace that we all hope for in the long run, far more than continuing the fakery that has been US Middle East policy for some time now.

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