[National Review] Eric Cantor - When Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal boasts of continuing the resistance until "every last inch of Palestinian territory" is liberated, as he is wont to do, he refers not merely to Gaza and the West Bank, but to the entirety of Israel. Hamas' absolute bottom line - indeed, its reason for being - is the elimination of the State of Israel and its replacement with a Palestinian entity. To satisfy this goal, Hamas has used radical Islam and a cradle-to-grave anti-Jewish indoctrination to create legions of terrorists eager to attack civilians and embrace death. The organization has killed hundreds of Israeli innocents, as well as 26 American citizens, in attacks over the last several years. Congressman Eric Cantor (Va.) is Republican chief deputy whip of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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