Haaretz - Israel News: "An Islamic Jihad leader in the West Bank, Abdel Halim Izzedine, known as Abu Qassam, has told Haaretz that his organization supports the hudna - temporary cease-fire - but is forced to respond to Israeli provocations.
'Israel forces us to react. If Israel stops the assassinations and arrests, we will observe the hudna,' he said, adding that if a young Palestinian were to approach him and tell him he was on his way to carry out a suicide attack, he would try to dissuade him.
In his first interview with an Israeli news outlet, Abu Qassam said his organization might recognize the State of Israel. "
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The Arab countries also wanted to recognize Israel in a "land-mark" deal in 1981, but Israel took it as a declaration of war. They say "it's not the occupation, it's refusal to recognize Israel." We're waiting...
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