*slaps own forehead*

I don't know whether I want to hug him or shake him!

*slaps own forehead some more*

Lots and lots (and lots) of people won't like what he is saying but somebody had to say it. It might have been helpful however, if he had said it as soon as he had become the Middle East peace envoy. The man is a great orator and obviously not a bad negotiator - he's right in this instance.

Read it here.

I am fully aware that you can't compare the two but bringing Sinn Fein 'to the table' (as they say in politics), ended the IRA's reign of terror for mainland Britain, eventually.

Many were against 'talking to terrorists'.

Come to think of it, many still are, but it has to be said that Hamas are, as a democratically elected body, entitled to be involved in the peace process regarding the 4 million people they speak for.

The view of Beirut from M's balcony, circa 2001