Don't talk to genocidal Hamas...

The UK is making a huge mistake in talking to Hamas.

Britain's decision to hold talks with officials linked to Hamas was based on a "dangerous" premise that a distinction exists between the group's political and militant wings, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday ahead of a visit by Foreign Secretary Jack Straw.

Asked about Straw's admission that British diplomats twice met officials connected to the political wing of Hamas but not with the group's leadership, the official told Reuters: "There is no difference between the political and military arms of Hamas.

"This is a terror organisation period. Any attempt to make a distinction is very dangerous because it would mean you legitimise part of the organisation but you don't stop the terror activity of the other part," the official said.