By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday the international diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East should find some way to talk to Hamas.
"I don't think you can just cast them into outer darkness and try to find a solution to the problems of the region without taking to account the standing that Hamas has in the Palestinian community," Powell said in a radio interview.
He said Hamas, which controls Gaza, is not going away and enjoys considerable support among the Palestinian people.
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