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(Gatestone Institute) Khaled Abu Toameh - President Trump's envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, said on March 21 that he does not rule out the possibility that Hamas could be politically active in Gaza after it disarms. Witkoff, who doubtless has the best intentions, seems to believe that Hamas would ever agree to lay down its weapons or halt its terrorist attacks against Israel. There is no difference between a Hamas political leader and a military commander. They all share the same extremist ideology, which does not recognize Israel's right to exist and calls for destroying it through jihad (holy war). They all belong to the same school of the Muslim Brotherhood organization. Hamas's 1988 covenant starts by quoting the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al-Banna, as saying: "Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it." Hamas's slogan is clearly outlined in the covenant: "Jihad is its path and death for the sake of Allah is the loftiest of its wishes." The Hamas covenant was written by the group's political leaders, who devise the strategy and set the goals, while the military leaders are entrusted with following them. Hamas should have no political or military role in Gaza, especially not after Oct. 7. Hamas, which has brought death and destruction upon both Israelis and Palestinians, has no right to exist, either as a political or a military entity. Did it ever occur to anyone to allow the political leaders of ISIS or al-Qaeda to play any role in Syria and Iraq? If Hamas is permitted to continue its political activities in Gaza, it will comfortably continue its jihad against Israel. Talk about a possible political role for Hamas is dangerous because it implies that the U.S. continues to view the terror group as a legitimate player in the Palestinian arena. The writer, a veteran Israeli journalist, is a senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute and the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs.
2025-03-25 00:00:00
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No Difference between Hamas Politicians and Terrorists
(Gatestone Institute) Khaled Abu Toameh - President Trump's envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, said on March 21 that he does not rule out the possibility that Hamas could be politically active in Gaza after it disarms. Witkoff, who doubtless has the best intentions, seems to believe that Hamas would ever agree to lay down its weapons or halt its terrorist attacks against Israel. There is no difference between a Hamas political leader and a military commander. They all share the same extremist ideology, which does not recognize Israel's right to exist and calls for destroying it through jihad (holy war). They all belong to the same school of the Muslim Brotherhood organization. Hamas's 1988 covenant starts by quoting the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al-Banna, as saying: "Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it." Hamas's slogan is clearly outlined in the covenant: "Jihad is its path and death for the sake of Allah is the loftiest of its wishes." The Hamas covenant was written by the group's political leaders, who devise the strategy and set the goals, while the military leaders are entrusted with following them. Hamas should have no political or military role in Gaza, especially not after Oct. 7. Hamas, which has brought death and destruction upon both Israelis and Palestinians, has no right to exist, either as a political or a military entity. Did it ever occur to anyone to allow the political leaders of ISIS or al-Qaeda to play any role in Syria and Iraq? If Hamas is permitted to continue its political activities in Gaza, it will comfortably continue its jihad against Israel. Talk about a possible political role for Hamas is dangerous because it implies that the U.S. continues to view the terror group as a legitimate player in the Palestinian arena. The writer, a veteran Israeli journalist, is a senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute and the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs.
2025-03-25 00:00:00
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