Letter: Keep the peace process alive despite Hamas

Sir: The assertion by Hamas that they will end their bombing campaign if the Israelis stop tracking their members should be ridiculed and ignored. It is clear to all involved that Hamas are a group of fanatics committed to wrecking the peace process. They will not stop their unjustified and unprovoked violence until the peace process is halted and thus the only viable option open to Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres is to unite against Hamas in order to stamp out the threat which they pose.

Mehdi Hasan

(aged 16)

Harrow, Middlesex