In an interview with PBS host Charlie Rose recorded Thursday, Mashal said that Israel started the conflict by occupying Palestinian land, and that resistance broke out in response.
“Israeli occupation was the action, and Palestinian resistance was the reaction, and when occupation comes to an end, resistance will simply stop,” Mashal said. He added that if Israel retreats to the 1967 borders, that action will end Palestinian resistance. “If a real Palestinian sovereign state is established, the nature of future relations with Israel will be determined later by the Palestinians democratically.”
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