Here's something that is a little more current, than some 40 year old locker room chest thumping...Here's the justice in your ass, use vaseline:
Hamas Charter
'The Islamic Resistance Movement is a distinguished Palestinian
movement, whose allegiance is to Allah, and whose way of life is
Islam. It strives to raise the banner of Allah over every inch of
Palestine.' (Article 6)
On the Destruction of Israel:
'Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will
obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it.' (Preamble)
The Exclusive Moslem Nature of the Area
'The land of Palestine is an Islamic Waqf [Holy Possession]
consecrated for future Moslem generations until Judgment Day. No one
can renounce it or any part, or abandon it or any part of it.'
(Article 11)
'Palestine is an Islamic land... Since this is the case, the
Liberation of Palestine is an individual duty for every Moslem
wherever he may be.' (Article 13)
The Call to Jihad:
'The day the enemies usurp part of Moslem land, Jihad becomes the
individual duty of every Moslem. In the face of the Jews' usurpation,
it is compulsory that the banner of Jihad be raised.' (Article 15)
Rejection of a Negotiated Peace Settlement:
'[Peace] initiatives, and so-called peaceful solutions and
international conferences are in contradiction to the principles of
the Islamic Resistance Movement... Those conferences are no more than
a means to appoint the infidels as arbitrators in the lands of
Islam... There is no solution for the Palestinian problem except by
Jihad. Initiatives, proposals and international conferences are but a
waste of time, an exercise in futility.' (Article 13)
BTW, they'll renounce their charter after Israel ends the occupation.Hamas stormed the political arena in force in 2005. In January of that year, prior to scheduled municipal elections, a report from the U.S. State Department observed that Hamas was Neck and Neck with Fatah, the party under the leadership of President Abbas, with a majority of both [Fatah] and Hamas supporters backing a continuation of the ceasefire, ongoing talks with Israel, and a two-state solution. It noted that Palestinians tend to see Hamas as more qualified to clean up corruption, resist occupation, and uphold societal values, and that the lack of hope in the peace process may also contribute to support for Hamas. In other words, by rejecting the two-state solution, Israel was effectively helping, once again, to empower Hamas. A little over a week later, Hamas won an overwhelming victory in the municipal elections, gaining 75 out of 118 seats in 10 local councils, and with Fatah winning only 39 seats.
Hamas continued to gain council seats in further municipal elections in May. But rather than encouraging Hamass engagement in the political process, Israel continued to seek to isolate the group. Instead of encouraging Hamas to moderate its behavior, Israel continued to attempt to provoke the group into a violent response. Israel sent the message to Hamas that its steps towards moderation and political engagement would bear no fruit. When Hamas cleaned the streets, Israeli bulldozers and tanks destroyed them, and when Hamas erected streetlights, Israeli soldiers shot them out.
A further round of municipal elections were held in the West Bank in September, with Hamas again performing well, receiving nearly a third of the votes.
As the parliamentary election scheduled for January 25, 2006 drew near, Hamas published a manifesto that Western news agencies found remarkable for the absence of mention of any goal to eliminate Israel.
Hamas candidate Gazi Hamad said it reflected the groups position of seeking a Palestinian state along the 1967 borders. He said Hamas would not recognize that Israel had a right to exist, but that it was seeking to shift strategies away from armed struggle to engagement in the political process. Palestinian cabinet minister Ghassan Khatib said, Having Hamas inside the system is a positive development whereby they have to abide by the rules of the majority and respect the arguments of the administration they are part of, which includes a state built on 1967 borders. It will take time but Hamas will no longer have their own militia. It will be solely a political force.
- NOTHING you just posted changes the fact that The Hamas charter still calls for the destruction of Israel
- Nothing in that part of the charter says anything about occupation of the West Bank. It discusses Israel proper and how it should be obliterated.
- When did Hamas say that they would remove that part from their charter if Israel withdrew from the West Bank??