A senior Hamas official on Thursday backed away from an earlier, groundbreaking comment that Hamas could recognize the state of Israel and that Israelis should have rights “but not at the expense" of Palestinians or other groups.

Mousa Abu Marzouk cited a "misunderstanding of media statements" a day after he told the Washington-based Al-Monitor that Hamas could switch its position on Israel as part of an effort to join the Palestinian Liberation Organization. The PLO, a coalition of Palestinian factions, recognized the state of Israel more than 30 year ago.


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