Grasping At Straws

This Christian Science Monitor staff-ed buys into Hamas’ acceptance of the Mecca Accords:

Besides setting a new power-sharing arrangement, the deal for the first time commits the anti-Zionist Hamas to “respect” previous agreements with Israel. That welcome but limited shift in policy demands a positive response from Israel and the United States.

But even Hamas admits that the Mecca agreement doesn’t recognize Israel. What straws is the Monitor grasping at?