At 22:42 25/01/2009, Mark Spahn wrote: >Hamas Charter, articles 22-36: ><http://middleeast.about.com/od/palestinepalestinians/a/me080106c.htm>http://middleeast.about.com/od/palestinepalestinians/a/me080106c.htm >(Love that article 31!) > >was written as a bargaining chip, to be jettisoned later, as Fatah did. >The Hamasians, it is argued, don't even believe their own charter. >It is meant as a provocation to be abandoned later in favor of peace. > >Question: Is there any historical precedent for such a document >that is written with the intent of renouncing it later?
Answer: When I negotiate the sale of my house, I put it on the market at the price I would like to get for it. I expect the prospective purchaser to come to me with a counter offer: This is known as negotiation. If I accept the offer this is not "renouncing" my initial asking price, it is pragmatism. I would not expect the purchaser to try to settle my housing estate, or arrive with bulldozers and the latest military hardware. john g --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages prior to posting, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
