Published August 20th, 2006 by Future Atlas
Israel-Palestine: the Palestinian position
Pronouncements from Hamas officials indicate that some in the movement hold a potential moderate position that could be conducive to peace. Said Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, “We have no problem with a sovereign Palestinian state over all our lands within the 1967 borders, living in calm.” Another official stated that “We believe in two states living side by side.”
Of course, this offers no guarantees. Moderates would have to win out in Palestinian politics, and the performance of Hezbollah against the recent Israeli offensive may strengthen the hand of rejectionists. Israel too would have to find the political will to meet the moderates half way.
Still, the components of the two-state solution remain in view, if at a distance.