The Palestinian Persuasion

With the recent elections in Palestine, the general mood of the Palestinian people has been finally uncovered, as if most of the world didn't know it already. Hamas is now the majority party in parliment. Hamas, whose stated goal is the destruction of Israel. Hamas the terrorist organization. Both the United States and Israeli governments have already said they will not work with a Palestinian government controlled by Hamas. And nor should they. If Hamas can prove that they can function like a normal, civilized govenment and assume the functions of such a governement--diplomacy, co-existence with neighbors, trade, etc.--then at that point we should explore normal relations with them. Until then however, they (Palestine) should continue to be viewed as nothing more than a terrorist group/state. The people have spoken and have basically said, "We're terrorists."