Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams meets with Ismail Haniyeh

While Israel celebrated Passover, its defense ministry took an action that allowed Hamas to gain more international credibility. Defense minister Ehud Barak acceded to a request from quartet envoy Tony Blair and allowed Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams to visit Gaza. Earlier, Israel had said it would not allow Adams to enter Gaza through the Erez Crossing, because Adams would not commit not to meet