Hamas Talks Politics While Terror Continues in Israel

And what would one expect from a bunch of slimy, pali terrorist?

Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Hamas leaders who won a majority vote in Palestinian parliamentary elections two weeks ago gathered in Cairo on Monday to speak with Egyptian leaders about forming the next Palestinian Authority government.
As those leaders met, Israeli forces shelled the northern Gaza Strip in response to Kassam rockets fired from the area.
Egypt, considered a strong U.S. ally in the Middle East, played a key role last year in meetings with Hamas that lead to a "period of calm." According to the Egyptian-brokered agreement, Hamas and some (but not all) terrorist organizations agreed to refrain from carrying out attacks against Israel until after Palestinian elections. It did not entirely stop the violence, however.
Hamas, which is openly committed to the destruction of Israel, has come under strong international pressure to renounce terrorism, recognize the Jewish State, and abide by agreements already signed between Israel and the PLO and Palestinian Authority. But until now it has refused to do any of those things.
Senior Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouk said a Hamas-led P.A. would abide by agreements with Israel, but only until those that are not advantageous to the Palestinians could be changed legally. He also said Israel should abide by the agreements it has made.
If agreements "contradict logic and rights, there are legal measures to be taken...There are no eternal agreements," Abu Marzouk was quoted as saying.
On Sunday, Abu Marzouk, said the PLO's recognition of Israel had been "a mistake" that "must be corrected." He did not say how that correction would be made. But he did say that until Israel answers questions about its borders - which settlements are permanent and whether millions of Palestinian refugees and their descendants would be allowed to return to Israel -- it would be impossible "to propose" recognition.

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Also, the Jersusalem Post is reporting:

Diskin: Israel in midst of terror wave

Twelve would-be suicide bombers have been arrested recently on their way into Israel to carry out attacks, head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) Yuval Diskin revealed at the Sunday cabinet meeting.
"We are in the midst of a wave of terror. The security situation is growing graver," Diskin warned.
Addressing the cabinet Sunday, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz also cautioned that attempts to carry out terror attacks were on the rise lately.
Hamas operative nabbed for planning abductions
A Hamas terrorist from Gaza who infiltrated into the Negev and planned to kidnap Israeli civilians or soldiers was arrested by security forces on December 27.
Security officials said the arrest of Raid Tsofi, 22, of Rafah proved that at the same time Hamas announced it was upholding the truce or tahdiya, it continued planning and launching attacks against Israeli citizens. The officials recalled the abduction and subsequent murder of Sasson Nuriel in September last year, carried out by Hamas terrorists.
Details released by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) on Sunday revealed that Tsofi was instructed by Hamas operatives in Gaza to kidnap soldiers or civilians and hold them as a bargaining chip to secure the release of Palestinian security prisoners incarcerated in Israel. Prior to leaving Rafah, he underwent military training exercises to prepare him for the mission. On the night of his arrest, Shin Bet operatives and a special Border Police unit who detained him discovered a number of items that he was to use in the planned attack.
Tsofi entered Egypt via the Rafah border crossing and from there continued to Sinai. Officials refused to reveal the exact location of where he succeeded in infiltrating into Israel before he was caught, or how long he was in Israel.
Meanwhile the lifting of a gag order by the Nazareth Magistrate's Court on Sunday revealed that Nawaf Hatib Sha'aban, 31, of Ghajar in the north, is suspected of maintaining contacts with Hizbullah operatives in southern Lebanon and supplying them with maps detailing the location of IDF bases. According to police, Sha'aban was convicted in the past for drug deals.
Ghajar, a divided village with half inside Israel and the other half in Lebanon, provides easy access to Hizbullah operatives deployed in the area. According to details released for publication, Sha'aban met with Hizbullah operatives in the northern half of the village.
On December 26, Arwa Hassan Ali, 22, a resident of western Galilee, was arrested by security forces in Ghajar. He was caught attempting to sneak into Israel from Lebanon, where he had been held captive by Hizbullah for eight months. Details released by the Shin Bet revealed that Ali, a car thief, had escaped from Israel while on a furlough from prison, and is suspected of revealing details of IDF bases, power stations, and the location of telephone grids and municipal buildings to Hizbullah operatives.