Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal has said that the price for peace with Israel was the latter's complete pullout from the occupied Palestinian Territories.
If Israel's acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wants for peace, Meshaal told France's Figaro newspaper "the price to pay is the complete withdrawal from the occupied territories, the immediate end of violence and recognition of the legitimate rights of Palestinians".
According to him, if Israel evacuated the West Bank and East Jerusalem, recognized refugees' right of return and dismantled its separation barrier, "I can guarantee to you that Hamas and behind it, all the Palestinians, will be ready for serious steps based on justice and equity with a view to permanent peace with the Israelis".
"Unfortunately we have seen nothing of the kind until now."
