Why not? He doesn’t seem to have any problem with them in government. “Hamas sees ‘signals’ Obama will talk: Islamist group believes president changing Mideast policy,” By Aaron Klein for WorldNetDaily, May 19 (thanks to Maria):
Hamas is hopeful President Obama will open dialogue with the Islamist group in spite of congressional restrictions on such talks, Ahmed Yousef, Hamas’ chief political adviser in Gaza, told WND in an exclusive interview today.
Yousef, speaking from Gaza one day after Obama met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, said he believes Obama intends to “change” American policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He called Obama a “smart and decent man.”
“Obama will show some kind of a change of U.S. policy toward the region and toward the conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis. I do believe that he is still assessing the situation and is preparing for a (new) policy. He will meet with everyone in the region, and he will be crystal clear about his policy toward the peace process,” Yousef said….
Read it all. Also, there is audio at WND.