Blinken: ‘There has to be’ a prospect for a peaceful political solution between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted Sunday that there will eventually be a prospect for a peaceful political solution between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, saying one must come following a “critical” ceasefire declared in the region last week. “I think there has to be. I think both sides are reminded that we have to find a way to break the cycle, because if we don’t it will repeat itself at great cost,” Blinken told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on “GPS” when asked if he thinks there is a prospect of some kind of movement toward a genuine political solution.