Hamas is an Islamic terrorist organization attempting to
schmooze Western support with duplicitous words that actually change nothing
about Israel and Jews in general. Hamas published a revised version of their
charter with deceptive moderated language.
JRH 5/3/17
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Media Goes Kumbaya For Hamas
May 3, 2017
At a news conference held in
Qatar, Hamas presented its new manifesto in a clear attempt to make itself more
palatable to a Western audience as well as so-called moderate Arab states such
as Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
“The
new document may seem more moderate, but in reality nothing has changed. While
the document accepts the 1967 borders as a “national consensus formula,” and
you are sure to see breathless praise for this “change,” Hamas still calls for
the “full and complete liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea,”
which is poetic code for “the destruction of Israel.”
On
Jerusalem it says, “Not one stone of Jerusalem can be surrendered or
relinquished.” Hamas still rejects not only the admittedly failed Oslo Accords,
but also the recognition of Israel and the renunciation of violence. Indeed it
calls “armed resistance” the “strategic choice for protecting the principles
and the rights of the Palestinian people.”
The
new document allows Hamas to claim moderation and to seek out new allies
alienated by the religious struggle depicted in its original charter. But make
no mistake: The new charter does not mean that Hamas will make any change in
either its strategy, tactics, or its demands.
It
has “moderated” its position, but it is not moderate. It must continue to be
fought against and to be rejected, just as it rejects the right of Israel to
live in peace and security.
Some media, however, appear
to have gone kumbaya for Hamas, including the claim that Hamas is no longer
calling for Israel’s destruction.
Then there’s the utterly
incredulous suggestion that Hamas is somehow interested in any sort of peace
process with Israel.
You can put lipstick on a pig but it is still a pig.
Hamas is still a terrorist organization committed to Israel’s
destruction through the use of violence and terror.
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