Letter to The Washington Post

From: Dr. Michael Berenhaus [mailto:mberenhaus@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 8:15 AM
To: letters@washpost.com
Subject: letter to the editor

Dear Editor,

According to an item In The World in Brief (Jan. 11, 2006), the statement "’There will remain a state called Israel’” by [Hamas leader] Meshaal is "the clearest statement yet by the radical group on its attitude toward the Jewish state it previously said had no right to exist.”

Hamas “previously,” currently, and in the future (until proven otherwise) believes that Israel has no right to exist. No matter how they wrap their views, The Hamas charter still calls for the destruction of Israel – that hasn’t changed. Meshaal’s quote, which Hamas officials denied one hour after it was made, alters none of their goals or intentions.

Michael Berenhaus