Hamas Refuses to Recognize Israel...Again

Elder of Ziyon has covered a news article with quotes by Khalid Mashaal, the head of Hamas. Here is the one of note:

"Whoever asks us to recognize Israel will be disappointed," Mash'al said during a speech marking a week of Prisoners Day activities in Damascus.
"I tell the Americans, the Zionists, and everyone ... we will not succumb to your terms. We won’t pay a political price no matter how long the blockade lasts. God is with us and he will grant us victory."

So the next time someone on the HP tells you that Hamas does in fact recognize Israel's right to exist and are ready for peace...sorry. They are proven wrong by Hamas' own words.