Obama 'Peace partner' Hamas At Movement's 27th Anniversary Celebrations: We Will Not Recognize Zionist Entity Or Be Satisfied With A Palestinian State Within 1967 Borders. (Memri).
On December 12-14, 2014, Hamas celebrated its 27th anniversary with numerous marches and rallies throughout the Gaza Strip, attended by tens of thousands of people. The central rally in the north of the Strip was reportedly attended by nearly 100,000.[1]
The anniversary celebrations also included a large military parade by Hamas' military wing, the 'Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades.[2]
Senior Hamas officials who spoke at the marches and rallies stressed that the movement would never recognize the Zionist entity or be satisfied with a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, and called for continuing on the path of resistance and jihad until all of Palestine, from the river to the sea, is liberated.
Al-Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu 'Ubaida thanked Iran for providing Hamas with funds, weapons and missiles and thus helping it to build its army, with its many advanced units. He also declared that Hamas would soon bring about the release of Palestinian prisoners through prisoner-exchange deals.
At the same time, the speakers warned of an impending "explosion" if Gaza does not receive the recovery funds it was promised. They did not spare the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its leaders from their criticism, calling them "traitors" and urging the people of the West Bank to rise up against them.[3]
It should be noted that Hamas political bureau head Khaled Mash'al was conspicuous in his absence at the anniversary celebrations, whereas senior officials Mahmoud Al-Zahhar and Al-Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu 'Ubaida were conspicuously involved and publicly participating.
A recorded speech by Mash'al was to be broadcast at a mass rally in Hebron, but this rally was canceled following intervention by the PA and Israeli security apparatuses.[4] A special interview with Mash'al on the occasion of the anniversary was posted on the website of Hamas' mouthpiece Al-Risalah.[5]
The following are translated excerpts from speeches by Hamas officials and photos from various rallies and marches and from the military parade. Read and see the full story here.
Al-Qassam Brigades Spokesman: We Thank Iran For Providing Us With Funds, Weapons And Missiles, And Also "State sponsors of terrorism" Qatar And Turkey.
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