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One more time ? Hamas won't accept Israel

World keeps trying to moderate group, seemingly ignoring its statements


By Ryan Jones
February 02, 2006

In case anyone missed the various speeches by Hamas leaders since their electoral victory last week, Gaza-based Hamas chief Mahmoud al-Zahar has been kind enough to restate that upon assuming control of the Palestinian Authority his group will not disarm, will not recognize Israeli sovereignty over even one inch of this land, and will continue to work towards the Jewish state's ultimate demise.

In an interview with Hizb'allah's Al-Manar TV on January 25, Zahar left no room for speculation as he spelled out exactly the kind of leadership Hamas intends to offer.

?Palestine means Palestine in its entirety - from the [Mediterranean] Sea to the [Jordan] River, from Ras Al-Naqura to Rafah. We cannot give up a single inch of it. Therefore, we will not recognize the Israeli enemy's [right] to a single inch.?
?We will not give up the resistance in the sense of jihad, martyrdom-seeking, sacrifices...nor the shattering of the Israeli enemy's honor in all the confrontations...which ultimately led to its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank.?

For those just joining us - ?martyrdom-seeking? is common Muslim-speak for ?blowing ones self up with a large quantity of explosives and taking as many infidels with you as possible, regardless of whether they are armed soldiers or defenseless women and children.?

Turning to Hamas' plans for the education of children living under its rule, Zahar said:

?Our Ministry of Culture will teach them how the martyr is turned into prose, literature, and poetry, and how a woman who used to cook and do the laundry turns into one of the heroes of Palestine.?

Hamas, like the rest of ?Palestinian? society, has gone out of its way to lionize those who have given their lives murdering Jews, particularly the small handful of women who have done so.

Meanwhile, Western governments continued this week to discuss and apply pressure as though there were a chance of ?moderating? Hamas, of causing the deeply Islamic movement to drop its core beliefs and values.

During his State of the Union address Tuesday, US President George W. Bush repeated what is becoming a mantra for him since last Wednesday's Hamas win:

?The leaders of Hamas must recognize Israel, disarm, reject terrorism, and work for lasting peace.?

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice backed up her boss while speaking to reporters a day earlier:

?The United States is not prepared to fund an organization that advocates the destruction of Israel, that advocates violence and that refuses its obligations.?

Zahar's response to the American posturing:

?Why should we recognize Condoleezza Rice... or Israel's right to exist??

Indeed, the rising Hamas Authority has been all but guaranteed any Western financial aid lost over its policies will be made up for by its oil rich neighbors, loosing the ?Palestinians? of their dependence on US and European money and the restrictions that dependence placed on their efforts to destroy Israel.

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