The appeasers of the world are really pushing the limits of acceptable behavior. Even as another Islamic terror plot is revealed in Britain, we learn that a group of Members of Parliament have visited Ramallah and held talks with Hamas—in clear violation of UK law: MPs defy ban on contact with Hamas. (Hat tip: LGF readers.)

A group of British MPs held a private meeting with senior members of the Hamas-controlled Palestinian government in defiance of Britain’s ban on contact with the militant Islamic movement.

Five members of the Britain-Palestine All Party Parliamentary Group met ministers from the Hamas government last week during a visit to Ramallah.

British ministers and officials are banned from meeting members of the Palestinian cabinet because London categorises Hamas as an international terrorist group.

One of the group, Richard Burden, the Labour MP for Birmingham Northfield, defended the meeting on the grounds that opening dialogue with Hamas was the best way to make progress in the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Recently there were reports in several sources that US Democrats had also been holding secret meetings with Hamas: Democrats Talking to Hamas?