The leading Hamas politician gave conflicting comments regarding relations with Israel. In an interview, Ismail Haniyeh suggested Israel and the Palestinians could reach peace “in stages.” Haniyeh, tapped as the next Palestinian Authority prime minister, told Newsweek magazine that Israel should cease its military countermeasures and quit all of the West Bank if it wants the current lull in bloodshed to continue. On Sunday, he backpedaled from those comments, saying Hamas sought a “political truce” with Israel, not peace.
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