The United States classifies Hamas as a terrorist organization. So does the European Union. And, of course, so does Israel, which has borne the brunt of Hamas terrorism – whether via deadly suicide-bomber attacks or thousands of rockets aimed from Gaza at Israeli civilian targets. But, lo and behold, don’t add the Washington Post to this august list of accurate identifiers of Hamas.. As far as the Post is concerned, Hamas has redeeming, exculpatory qualities which shield it from being classified as a terrorist outfit. Or, as the Post puts it: “The Iranian-backed Hamas does not recognize Israel as a legitimate country,” and then adds that “Israel accuses the group of harboring extremists who carry out attacks on Israel from inside the Gaza Strip, a territory that Hamas rules.”  (“Israel suspends peace talks over Palestinian groups’ unity deal” April 25, by Anne Gearan and Ruth Eglash, page A12.) Thus, the only...(Read Full Post)