[Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center] Every Monday afternoon Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV broadcasts a children's program called "Brilliant Children." The Sep. 3 episode, a special for the beginning of the school year, featured a child named "Ahmad," whose field of expertise was jihad (holy war). The "brilliant" jihad warrior is seen wearing a camouflage suit, holding a rifle and miming military actions. Such programs are meant to indoctrinate the younger generation of Palestinians with Hamas' radical Islamic ideology, at the core of which is jihad - part of Hamas' long-term strategy to train new generations to destroy Israel.
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