Original sentence: But it cannot do so without Israel recognizing the legitimacy of the Palestinians' aspirations.Henry Siegman, former director of the American Jewish Committee, met with Hamas leaders in Beirut, and said that Hamas is prepared to explicitly recognize the state of Israel.That means a recognition of the Palestinians' right to a "viable state" in Gaza and the West Bank, within the '67 borders, and a recognition of the legitimacy as a negotiating point of the desire by Palestinian refugees to return to lands lost in Israel, even if they never get to return there