Palestinian Media Watch (via Norm) showed a portion of a speech from Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya at a rally in Gaza a couple of weeks ago. Now you can see more at MEMRI:
The rally bears the title: "Jerusalem, We Are Coming." Indeed, we are coming. Everything that the enemy is doing in Jerusalem – Judacizing it, establishing settlements in it, destroying the Mughrabi Bridge, closing the Mughrabi Gate, expelling the Palestinian MPs and ministers from Jerusalem, and the excavations [under] the Al-Aqsa Mosque… All these things are futile, and cannot change a thing. Jerusalem belongs to us, not to the oppressors. Jerusalem is Palestinian, Arab, and Islamic. I don't mean only East Jerusalem. Jerusalem in its entirety is the capital of the state of Palestine, Allah willing.
Therefore, in an effort to strengthen the bond of the Islamic nation and the capitals of the Arab revolution to Jerusalem and to Al-Aqsa, we issue a call from this place, from the heart of glorious Gaza, from Jerusalem and its environs to establish the "Army of Jerusalem" in the Arab capitals and the capitals of the revolution, in order to take action to liberate Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa, Allah willing. […]
The principles [of Hamas] are definitive and non-negotiable: Palestine means Palestine in its entirety, from the River to the Sea. There will be no concession of a single inch of the land of Palestine. The fact that Hamas, at one stage or another, accepts the goal of gradual liberation – of Gaza, of the West Bank, or of Jerusalem – is not at the expense of our strategic vision with regard to the land of Palestine. We will work with our people with regard to the things upon which we agree politically, and we will exert all our efforts and our power of resistance to achieve this common goal. However, we maintain two conditions – as I am sure do many of our people, as well as the factions of the mujahideen and the resistance: first, that we will not concede a single inch of the land of Palestine, and second, that we will not recognize Israel.
Clear enough, I think.
I wish it were clear, but apparently it isn't. Consider this post, and the comments:
http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2011/12/23/hamas-meshal-affirms-support-for-palestinian-state-within-1967-borders-and-popular-resistance/
Posted by: Dom | December 30, 2011 at 04:29 AM
Yes, depressing. Hadn't heard of this Richard Silverstein before yesterday's post at Harry's Place - http://hurryupharry.org/2011/12/29/richard-silverstein-gets-fooled-takes-pride-in-getting-fooled/
Posted by: Mick H | December 30, 2011 at 10:17 AM