[R-G] [BBC] Former senior British diplomat Sir Jeremy Greenstock discusses what can be gained from talking to Hamas

[Sid Shniad]

[BBC] Middle East envoy Tony Blair says constructive 
dialogue with Hamas is 'hard to see' while rocket attacks continue 

Is the job of Middle East envoy Tony Blair being circumscribed 
by the fact that he cannot talk to Hamas? Former senior British 
diplomat Sir Jeremy Greenstock, who has made direct contact 
with Hamas as part of his work with the charity Forward Thinking, 
discusses what can be gained from talking to the militant Islamic 
organisation. (Skip Blair and start at about the 3 minute mark.) 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7823000/7823746.stm