Quartet makes Hamas smile

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By Ryan Jones
February 22, 2007

Desperate to chop up the Holy Land in a vain attempt to bring peace to the Middle East, the international community on Wednesday declined to cut ties with the defiant terror-supporting Palestinian Authority.

Meeting in Berlin, representatives of the self-styled "Middle East Quartet" - comprised of the US, European Union, UN and Russia - said they would "wait and see" what kind of unity government the Palestinian Arabs form before passing judgement.

That despite the fact that Hamas, which holds a majority in the PA parliament and has been tasked with forming the new government, continues to openly reject Israel's right to even exist.

The Quartet indicated it still hopes its darling, PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas will bring "moderation" to the new ruling regime, ignoring Abbas' own admittance earlier in the week that bringing Hamas in line with international peace principles is not his priority.

Hamas officials cited by Reuters on Thursday said they were very satisfied by the Quartet's position. The international community's past record in dealing with "Palestinian" terrorists would support Hamas' confidence that this episode will end positively for the group.

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