Still, three out of four's not bad

A Guardian editorial urges Israel to talk to the Hamas led Palestinian Authority today, arguing that the focus on Hamas's rejectionism amounts to a fetish on the following grounds:

The fact is that Israel has F16s, nuclear weapons, UN membership and international legitimacy. None of that will be taken away whether or not Hamas stops calling for the destruction of the Jewish state or amends its founding charter. The best hope is for a gradual, organic process of pragmatic acceptance that Israel is there to stay. It is unlikely to be enthusiastic but it will surely come, just as it eventually did when the PLO was in charge.

International legitmacy? Still, three out of four's not bad.