Hamas: We'll Never Recognize Israel
At a rally in Gaza, Hamas celebrated their 23rd anniversary by handing out cards and candy to attendees and threats to Israel.
Next time you think about blaming Israel for the current impasse in the peace process, instead look first to Hamas – and reconsider who really is the biggest impediment to peace.
In a speech in Gaza today marking the terror group’s 23rd anniversary, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said, before a cheering crowd of some 250,000 people that:
We will never, we will never, we will never recognize Israel.
Responding to speculation last month about a possible change in Hamas’s Charter (which calls for Israel's destruction) in which Hamas may consider accepting a referendum on any prospective peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians, Haniyeh said such a truce would entail:
No recognition of Israel and no concessions over any part of the land of Palestine.
Some truce.
If you’re wondering as to what Haniyeh means by ‘Palestine’, rest assured he is not referring only to Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem or anything like the 1967 borders. Instead, look no further than his own words:
Hamas bears the flag of Palestinian liberation, all of Palestine, from the river to the sea.
Translation? Hamas’s ‘Palestine’ is ALL of Israel.
Perhaps one of the most disturbing aspects of the rally was that Hamas officials handed out chocolates and candy with a card saying "from Hamas with love." Perhaps their slogan ought to have instead been: “Kiss peace goodbye. From Hamas with love.”