Yediot Aharonot today reported something I almost can't believe:

Russia on Friday published a list of 17 groups it regards as terrorist organizations and did not include the Palestinian movement Hamas or Lebanon's Hizbullah group, both of which are regarded as terrorists in Washington.

Precisely what is a terrorist organization then? The article continues:

Groups on the list, published in the official daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta, included al-Qaeda and the Taliban as well as the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, a rebel group fighting for Kashmir's independence from India, and Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood.

The Russian Federal Security Service's top official in charge of fighting international terrorism, Yuri Sapunov, said that Hamas and Hizbullah were not a major threat to Russia and were not regarded as terrorist groups worldwide.

The European Union considers Hamas a terrorist organization and along with the United States slapped financial sanctions on the new Hamas-led government.

But it does not list Hizbullah as a terrorist group.

Any country not recognizing any other country, objectively, is a bad thing -- as it is an open call to war, as they are automatically interlopers. Only when recognition occurs can borders be disputed and settled, and peace achieved. Hamas are not pro-2-state solution at this point.

But Hezbollah? I thought we were all on the same page here, no?