Only two months ago former US President Jimmy Carter called for the international community to normalise relations with Hamas. The declaration coincided with Carter meeting Hamas leaders in Syria, a move that helped precipitate the current ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Even hardened enemies like Israel and Hamas have the capacity to negotiate and, in the process, legitimate each other's existence.
Here is my latest piece, it's on the problems inherent in preventing humanitarian agencies from working with proscribed terrorist organisations when such cooperation is often necessary to help those who require the most humanitarian assistance.
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