"There will remain a state called Israel, this is a matter of fact..." ..."Until we have destroyed it and it will cease to exist." Not news, he has said this many times.

Ohoh, somebody's trying to bait a different-looking trap with the same rotten cheese.

He won’t deal with it in terms of recognizing or admitting it.

Taqiyya galore

Palestinians could have declared themselves a state at any time during the past 12 years. The only reason they have not done so is because they don't want their own state, they want the destruction of Israel.

Ya sure, his idea of the State of Israel will be Tel-Aviv under Hamas rule. The Jews can live in Tel-Aviv, call it Israel and must not forget to pay the Jizya.

Guyana. Why not?

We should give tPalestinians a time frame for their state, lets say ten years; And if they don't get their shit together by then, then no state. Move to Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan etc. I think Palestinians deserve a state, BUT, they need to act like they want one first. The violence we see from them, not only against Israel, shows us that a state is not feasable at this time. Give them a few years and then end this game.

They want to accept a "smaller" Palestinian state on the 67 borders in order to get closer to Tel Aviv and Haifa to destroy the Jewish state in a second step... They want to create a Shariah-run state where human rights of minorities (Jews, Christians, Gays) would be violated. A new Palestinian state won't be a heaven, it will be a nightmare!!!

Mashaal will never evolve from being a terrorist with a twisted mentality. He's just putting demands (whether realistic or not), wants to get "everything" upfront in return of stopping violence & "thinking" of negotiation! He's simply a dinosaur! If he can think straight, he will find that his admission of the existence of Israel doesn't really make any difference! Not to Israel, not to the world & definitely not even to his people! Palestinians are living in much higher standards of living & more civic rights & freedom under Israelis than their nationals in neighboring countries. What a big looser he is.

Never have and never will!

The fact that he points to a map and says that here is the place that we want to bomb and kill everyone does not imply that he recognizes our right to exist.

Wow, you recognize us... thank you so much Mr mashaal, i dont know where we would be if you didnt recognize us... idiot.

the truth always reveals itself

acknowledges that Israel exists. More than a year ago he called to "wipe Israel from the map". As you only can destroy something which exists, this implies that he acknowledged the existance of Israel, doesn't it? Even if he doesn't accept it...

this terrorist's statement will be enough for Jimmy Carter to write that Hamas is a wonderful organization. I'm also certain that such a statement is enough for the UN to invite Mashaal to give a speech.

I think they destroy themselves first before they destroy Israel.... or they destroy Israel ( I doubt they can ) then ultimately destroy themselves. Either way, they are a bunch of losers

Acknowledging the fact that something does exist is a far cry from saying that it has a right to exist.

"He needs to eat prunes."

if only what the us thaught it would accomplish in iraq could be reality , then maybe israel would have someone to talk to in there own neighborhood. not abunch of gas, and remember to check your gas before you prostrate towards the east. open your mind and the rest will follow.

What do you mean give a speech at the UN? Heck, he'd get invited to Washington and a standing ovation from at least one side of both houses of congress.

if you donot like US government,why not leave country,what with all bad remark?

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