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Hamas Leaders: Our Goal Is Establishment of a Global Islamic Caliphate, Not Just Liberation of Palestine


(MEMRI) Hamas leaders and spokesmen repeatedly stress that the liberation of Palestine is just a prelude to the establishment of a worldwide caliphate. Hamas Political Bureau member and former Minister of the Interior Fathi Hammad declared on Dec. 1, 2023, on Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas-Gaza) that the Palestinians are preparing to establish an Islamic caliphate with Jerusalem as its capital. Egyptian journalist Dr. Mouna Al-Hilmi wrote in Al-Dustour on Nov. 5, 2023, "Hamas is not interested in liberating the Palestinian homeland, because, ultimately, it does not recognize the idea of the homeland [a state] and regards Islam as the homeland. What really interests it is what it regards as the 'sacred religious duty' of every Muslim everywhere, namely, getting rid of the Jews and expelling them from every place."
2023-12-10 00:00:00
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