Peace Talks Between Israel and Hamas

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In December 1987, in the wake of the outbreak of the (first) Intifada, the charity organization known as the Islamic Collective, renamed itself Hamas.

It wasted little time in issuing a peace proposal to Israel, one that is almost completely forgotten today. On June 1, 1988, Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar traveled from Gaza to… Continue reading