The spiritual leader of Hamas said that if there must be a Jewish state, it should be in Europe. Speaking to the German news magazine Der Spiegel, Sheik Ahmed Yassin said he opposes a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as the recent “Geneva accord” peace initiative.
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