"No Peace Without Hamas"

"In a Letter, a Leader of Hamas Makes an Appeal to Obama"
A7, Saturday 2/21/09,
By Ethan Bronner and Taghreed El-Khodary

Of course not...and that's why this point gains prominence in a Times article better suited as a brief.

The “Palestinian issue is the key to resolving all the problems in the area” is another propaganda point to which the Times subscribes, and served up here for mass consumption.

Even when trying to strike a peaceful, professional tone, Hamas' Yousef states that he sees Kerry’s visit as proof that the “Obama administration is not controlled by Israeli propaganda.” Yousef knows all the right things to say.

It is rightly pointed out that Hamas is considered a terrorist organization by not just the U.S. and Israel, but also the E.U. An important point for anyone who doesn't believe in the Zionist conspiracy.

Did Kerry actually say he came to see the “devastation” in Gaza or is that the adjective the writers felt powerful enough to drive home that nothing good came from Israel’s recent operation?

The last point is right on. That Mitchell supports a PA unity government does indeed “signal the start of a re-evaluation of American policy toward the Palestinian question”. It's a dangerous one.