'Flag of Islam will rise over Jerusalem'

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By Jerusalem Newswire Editorial Staff
September 14, 2005

After successfully helping to get Gaza for Palestine, Hamas' eyes are riveted on Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, chief city of David's ancient kingdom and future site of the throne room of the Messiah.

Gaza-based Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar Tuesday continued his volatile public relations campaign to stir up a fresh wave of anti-Jewish ?Palestinian? violence in the wake of Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and northern Samaria.

He insisted the ?disengagement? was the result of nearly five years of concerted efforts at mass murdering Jews, and is confident Jaffa, Haifa and Jerusalem will all fall to Islamic terror in their time too.

?We will win in Jerusalem and in Palestine, the whole of Palestine,? Zahar declared during the largest Hamas rally Gaza City had ever seen, according to some reporters.

As frenzied throngs chanted ?Allah is greater,? Zahar vowed Hamas would not give up the fight ?until the flag of Islam is raised over Jerusalem.?

?This land should not have any Zionists in it,? stated Zahar, bringing to the fore what many in the West mistakenly ? or expediently ? thought was the abandoned Arab desire to drive the Jews into the sea.

If the current generation could not ?complete the victory, we?ll hand over the flag of the struggle to our sons, who will complete the journey.?

Children living in the Palestinian Authority continue to be indoctrinated for just such a task in school and during summer camps. Complaints and warnings by groups monitoring the PA education system have gone unheeded by those behind the land-for-peace process.

Hamas was founded in the 1970, but has seen the greatest increase in public support over the past decade. In Gaza, where the PA is reported to be losing control to the terror group, Hamas' growth is expected to continue exponentially.

The group is set to challenge the ruling PLO for the first time in January's PA parliamentary election. Recent polls show up to 40 percent of the voting public intend to cast their ballots for Hamas.

The international community, including the United States, appears ready to acquiesce to the terrorists' participation.

Hamas uses a mixture of anti-Jewish terror and local social services to fuel widespread support among the Palestinian Arab population.

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