THE QUESTION
Should the U.S. speak to Hamas ministers in the new Palestinian National Unity Government, as part of efforts to mediate the Israel-Palestine conflict?
Posted by Daoud Kuttab and David Makovsky on March 10, 2007 10:00 AM
READER RESPONSE
» Paul Woodward | The United States government is willing to talk to Iran; it is talking to the North Koreans; it is perfectly capable of talking to Hamas. Yes, this wi...
» siomke | Speaking to ones enemies is acceptable to me
as long as it is done peacefully and has the possibility of accomplishing some good. The fact that each p...
» David From Israel | If the United States is opposed to negotiating with the Palestinian National Unity government because of the latter's inclusion of Hamas -- and that g...
