"... the transcript of an interview [BY the nedia line] with Mahmoud A-Zahhar, the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The interview was conducted ahead of the January 25th Palestinian parliamentary elections. Hamas, for the first time, participated in these elections, and won 76 out of 132 parliamentary seats.
During the interview, A-Zahhar revealed his movement's political and economic agendas, reiterating the notion that his movement will never recognize Israel.
He also said he expects to see Hamas ministers in the next Palestinian government. In addition, A-Zahhar uncovered in detail Hamas' plan to reconstruct and redefine the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) responsibilities, according to which it would represent the entire Palestinian nation, inside and outside the Palestinian Authority (P.A.).
TML: What is the final goal of Hamas?
A-Z: If you ask any Palestinian or Muslim, wherever he lives – in America or in Britain or in Indonesia – he would tell you that according to the religious point of view, this land is part of the Arab and Muslim nations. This means, that there is no other option but to reunify this land once again.
TML: What is 'this land' that you are talking about? Are you talking about the whole of Israel?
A-Z: I understand where you are headed, and I will answer you.
First of all this Palestinian land, and all the Arabic nation, is all part of the same area. In the past, there was no independent Palestinian state; there was no independent Jordanian state; and so on. There were regions called Iraq or Egypt, but they were all part of one country. That is why it is not permitted to [agree to] establish separate countries, which was the case after the Sykes-Picot Agreement [1916].
Our main goal is to establish a great Islamic state, be it pan-Arabic or pan-Islamic.
Therefore, it is not allowed to establish an Arabic state over the land of Palestine alone.
Also, remember this land is still occupied. To sum up, the Islamic and traditional views reject the notion of establishing an independent Palestinian state.
The Islamists' view, which Hamas adheres to, is that a great Muslim state must be established, with Palestine being a part of it.
Within this state, Israel has no place – its history is different, its language is different, its religion is different, its culture is different, and its security and political affiliations are different. This is the view of Hamas movement.
TML: Is Hamas ever going to recognize the state of Israel?
A-Z: Let me ask you a question, does the Egyptian people recognize Israel? No. That is why it did not normalize relations with Israel. This is not a view held only by Hamas. This is a view held by anyone who believes in Islam."
THIS MAN - LIKE DR. ZAWAHIRI AND BINLADEN AND ZARQAWI - TELLS US EXACTLY WHAT HE THINKS, (UNLIKE ARAFAT AND ABBAS AND SO MANY OTHER MENDACIOUS ARAB MUSLIM LEADERS.)
Although the Danish newspaper apologised, many European newspapers have reprinted the slanderous cartoons. Some have called it solidarity, I call it collective slander. Apparently much of Europe does not realise the difference between ‘freedom of speech’ and unacceptable slander. At least Great Britain did not jump on the bandwagon like the rest of these losers did.
ReplyDeleteWhile supposed ‘freedom of speech’ advocates chant on one side and Muslims argue for an apology on the other, I wonder whether this row would be so popular if it had not centered on Islam. The media has already proven to be islamophobic, and reading comments on this issue at this blog and others will evidence that many backing the newspapers are also against Islam.
As stated by Omar and Aquacool, the inconsistency is that when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denied the Holocaust there was an uproar and calls for him to retract his “anti-semitic” words. When a photograph that showed American coffins on their way back from Iraq was deemed offensive there was an uproar and the photographer lost her job. In each case action was taken against the so-called transgressor and the world did not come together to reprieve them, chanting freedom of speech and expression as a justification.
The first consistency so far in this issue is that Managing Editor of France Soir, the paper which has reprinted the cartoons, has been sacked. No doubt many will argue this is wrong, when the reality is that this should have been the standard from the outset.
Jamal:
ReplyDeleteFirst of all - you can not have a "first consistency so far" - you need two or more things to be consistent.
Anyway, in this situation both sides of the argument have made mistakes. Jyllands Posten should have apologised for insulting muslims months ago. But far worse is the orchestrated overreaction on behalf of the muslims. By conducting this boycott they are convicting all danes for a the actions of a few.
Now they call for the Prime Minister or the Queen to apologise. On behalf of whom?
As far as the revisionist statements eminating from Iran: Yes, it has been widely criticised but no one is accusing all Persians of being antisemitic, and calling for a boycott of Iran etc.
It is unfortunate that this has escalated to a "clash of civilisations", but it has revealed that "Radical Islam" wants to enforce sharia law in the west and the response of the muslim street is nothing more than the bsest form of racism.
Most of these protesters have been upset by false rumours and counterfeit cartoons. Have you seen the JP Cartoons?
the muzzies get pissed off when someone publishes a cartoon, but don't say shit when the terrorists blow up an islamic wedding in jordan or an islamic funeral in iraq.
ReplyDeletethey are fucking insane.
there is a cure:
a nuclear enema.
nuking mecca would cure the whole fucking problem in a FLASH!