Turkish President Abdullah Gul hailed United States President Barack Obama's speech calling on Israel to pull back to 1967 borders, and added that the Hamas was "internalizing" Israel's right to exist within these borders, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
According to the report, Gul said that the U.S. president had a point in questioning how Israel could enter negotiations with the Hamas, who does not recognize the country's right to exist, adding that he has told the Hamas that they must be "rational" about it.
Gul criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's refusal to accept the 1967 borders with land swaps as the preliminary condition for negotiations, saying that "Israel shouldn't focus on tactical issues. They have to look at the strategic side."
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