The Hamas Charter (or Covenant), issued in 1988, outlined the - TopicsExpress



          

The Hamas Charter (or Covenant), issued in 1988, outlined the organizations position on many issues at the time. It identifies Hamas as the Muslim Brotherhood in Palestine and declares its members to be Muslims who fear God and raise the banner of Jihad in the face of the oppressors. The charter states our struggle against the Jews is very great and very serious and calls for the eventual creation of an Islamic state in Palestine, in place of Israel and the Palestinian Territories,[47] and the obliteration or dissolution of Israel.[80][81] The Charter also asserts that through shrewd manipulation of imperial countries and secret societies, Zionists were behind a wide range of events and disasters going as far back in history as the French Revolution. Among the charters controversial statements is the following: The time will not come until Muslims will fight the Jews [and kill them]; until the Jews hide behind rocks and trees, which will cry: O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, come on and kill him![46] The document also quotes Islamic religious texts to provide justification for fighting against and killing the Jews of Israel,[82] presenting the Arab–Israeli conflict as an inherently irreconcilable struggle between Jews and Muslims, and Judaism and Islam,[46] adding that the only way to engage in this struggle between truth and falsehood is through Islam and by means of jihad, until victory or martyrdom.[46] The Charter adds that renouncing any part of Palestine means renouncing part of the religion of Islam.[83] The charter states that Hamas is humanistic, and tolerant of other religions as long as they do not block Hamass efforts
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