to Chuck / wilberhum,
the prophet Muhammad (saws) is reported to have said we cannot hand over even one handspan of muslim land and as muslims accept his word as final then really that is it.
therefore israel will never be recognised, full stop, it cannot and if hamas did so they would lose their support and help from the islamically minded people of the world as they have ruled by something other than Shariah.
if however an islamic force, i.e hamas were to sign a long term truce then this would have to be recognised by everyone else.
However the zionists are too stubborn to see the opportunity in front of them, and too stubborn to see the islamic forces arising around them. if they dont take hamas up on their offer soon then sooner rather than later an islamic state will come about in the middle east and when that happens israel is doomed.
note i say israel, not necessarily all jews there. but the zionist state would be wiped off the map as a country at that point.
if however they are wise then can sign a long term truce now which is really the best they'll ever get.
Daw'ud