Valget af Hamas var et udtryk for den palæstinensiske befolknings demokratiske vilje, og selv om jeg har alvorlige betænkeligheder ved den organisations politikker, hersker der ingen tvivl om, at de danner en lovformelig regering.
. The election of Hamas was the democratic will of the Palestinian people, and while I have grave misgivings about the policies of that organisation, there is no question that they form the legitimate government.