This AP report indicates that members of the Hamas government are suggesting a time-out in their war with Israel. Those of you who have questioned the notion of a time delimited peace agreement should carefully note this idea, called a hudna, of a ceasefire to last ten years. From the AP report:
The senior Israeli official confirmed back-channel contacts between Hamas representatives and members of Israeli civil society with close links to their government. He offered no details, but Palestinians with knowledge of the talks said Hamas reiterated its offer of a 10-year cease-fire, or hudna, during which Israel and the Palestinians could seek a more permanent settlement. Ahmed Yousef, political adviser to Prime Minister Haniyeh, has begun a media offensive to tout the hudna idea - Hamas's only diplomatic card. 'I hope that one day America will find time to read a hudna as a concept,' Yousef told the AP in a recent interview in Gaza. 'This concept could be at least a process to build confidence, and it might be a long strategy for peace.'It would be interesting if they negotiated the ceasefire down to seven years. [Covenant With Many/Mideast Peace, Ezekiel 38:7-13; Daniel 9:27]
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