Watch the world spin this as a “positive” step.
MOSCOW (AP) – The Palestinian ambassador to Russia said Thursday that Hamas might reconsider its stance toward Israel in order to advance the interests of the Palestinian people, a Russian news agency reported.
Hamas “ties the question of recognizing Israel as a state with the necessity to end the occupation of the Palestinian territories,” Ambassador Bakir Abdel Munem was quoted as saying in an interview with ITAR-Tass news agency. “At the same time, I think that Hamas may revise its stance in the interests of the entire Palestinian people.”
Number of stories referencing this lie on Google’s news aggregator right now: 168. Watch the numbers grow.
Looks like that $180,000 PR makeover is still paying dividends.