Meshaal, whose Hamas movement leads the Palestinian government, told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday that Israel is a "matter of fact", softening a previous refusal to accept that the Jewish state existed.
Olmert, asked by reporters accompanying him on a visit to China about Meshaal's acceptance of Israel as a state that will endure, said: "Does that mean we weren't until now?
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