Hamas: Martyrdom death for Allah is ideal.

Hamas: Martyrdom death for Allah is ideal.(PW).By Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik.During Israel's Operation Pillar of Defense that aimed to destroy Hamas' terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, Hamas' TV propaganda included various ideological messages. Palestinian Media Watch documented one such message that promoted the killing of Jews as worship of Allah. Another ideological message promoted the Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood interpretation of Islamic tradition that places love of Martyrdom death for Allah - Shahada - above the desire for life. Addressing Israelis, Hamas' spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said:
"You [Israelis] think that we will be afraid of your killing policy and of these threats. We say to you: This policy is futile. Hamas leaders seek Martyrdom (i.e., death for Allah). You scare us with what we love (i.e., death)."

 The same spokesman presented Martyrdom death fighting Israel as the supreme achievement when he spoke of the head of Hamas' military wing, Ahmad Al-Ja'abari, who Israel killed at the outset of the conflict, stressing that death was his greatest aspiration:

"The commander, the great Martyr (Shahid) Al-Ja'abari, achieved his greatest aspirations (i.e., when killed by Israel)." 

A video broadcast on Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV during the recent conflict addressed Israelis with the same message:

"From the Al-Qassam Brigades to the Zionist soldiers:
The Al-Qassam Brigades love death more than you love life."

[Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas), Nov. 18, 2012]

PMW has documented that both Hamas and the PA in the past have glorified and encouraged Martyrdom death for Allah.
During the recent conflict, Hamas also encouraged and comforted
"every mother who has bid farewell to her beloved Martyrs" - her dead children - with the ideology that it is an honor to die:

"Adorn yourself with a crown with inlaid blood. This is the blood of honor, for honor will not be disgraced."

As this is read aloud, pictures of women embracing dead children and children being buried are shown.Hmmmmm..............Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us. ~ Golda Meir. Read the full story here.

Palestinians place signs delineating new state.

Palestinians place signs delineating new state.(cpnagasaki).Eager to turn their victory at the United Nations last month into facts on the ground, Palestinian Arabs have begun posting official-looking signs on roads throughout Judea and Samaria delineating the new “State of Palestine.”

Under a bold headline of “Warning” the signs state in English, Arabic and Hebrew that the visitor is now standing on “illegally occupied land. State of Palestine.” 

Included is the date this new state was internationally recognized – November 29, 2012. The UN General Assembly vote last month merely upgraded the Palestinian Authority to the status of a non-member observer, and is not legally binding. But the Palestinian Authority has been busy transforming that small achievement into something much larger. Israeli leaders argued that by going this route, the Palestinian leadership and the UN had effectively killed all hopes of a negotiated peace. Analysts note that the Palestinians now have little incentive to hold bilateral talks, and even less incentive to make any compromises in the quest for peace. Rather, they can now sit back and let the international community bring its full weight down on Israel to unconditionally leave what is now a recognized national entity.Read the full story here.

Bibi: Why Doesn’t Abbas Condemn Hamas’ Threat to Destroy Us?

Bibi: Why Doesn’t Abbas Condemn Hamas’ Threat to Destroy Us?(INN).Khaled Mashaal has revealed Hamas’ real face, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Sunday, while Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas hides behind him by not condemning remarks to destroy Israel.
Mashaal, Hamas’ surpreme leader, visited Gaza, kissed the ground and triumphantly stated that Arabs will never cede “one inch” of “Palestine," referring to all of Israel.
Prime Minister Netanyahu told the Cabinet meeting Sunday morning, “Yesterday we were re-exposed to our enemies' true face. They have no intention of compromising with us; they want to destroy the state. They will fail, of course; in the annals of the history of our people, we – the Jewish People – have overcome such enemies.”

He noted that Abbas, who has fostered an image of a “peace partner” while recently declaring unity with Hamas, “has issued no condemnation, not of the remarks about the destruction of Israel, just as previously he did not condemn the missiles that were fired at Israel.”

“To my regret, he strives for unity with the same Hamas that is supported by Iran," the Prime Minister added.
“We in the government have no illusions. We want a true peace with our neighbors. But we will not close our eyes and stick our heads in the sand. We are not prepared to repeat the same mistake of a unilateral withdrawal and withdrawals that, in effect, led Hamas to take control of Gaza.
“I have always been astonished at the delusions of others who are prepared to continue this process and call it peace. You would hand over more territory, in this case in Judea and Samaria that controls Israel's cities, to the same people and the result, of course, will be a Gaza on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, Hadera and Kfar Saba.”
He vowed to withstand international pressure, which almost universally condemned Israel for responding to the UN’s upgrading the PA’s status in the United Nations by announcing new building projects for Jewish homes in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria.Read the full story here.

Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled Mashaal: "Hamas Won’t Recognize Israel."

Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled Mashaal: "Hamas Won’t Recognize Israel."(YNet).Hamas marked the 25th anniversary of its inception today, with a ceremony and a mass rally held in Gaza City’s al-Katiba Square.
Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled Mashaal, his deputy Dr. Mousa Abu Marzook and politburo member Izzat al-Rishak attended the ceremony for the first time ever; as did top Fatah leaders.
Senior politburo member Saleh Al Arouri was also scheduled to attend the rally, but according to Egyptian media, Israel vetoed his presence; stressing that his presence in the enclave would jeopardize the recent ceasefire deal struck between Israel and Hamas.
Israel further vetoed the presence of Islamic Jihad Secretary General Ramadan Shallah and his deputy, Ziyad Nahala.
Thousands of Hamas supporters, some of them flashing victory signs, were braving the rain to attend the event. Some parents brought children dressed in military uniforms.
A spokesman for the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades addressed the crowd, and spoke of Ahmed Jabari, whose targeted assassination sparked Operation Pillar of Defense.
Jabari, said the spokesman, played a key role in the resistance: “We vow to keep on with the resistance and with the Jihad until we defeat the occupation and purify the holy sites.”
He thanked Iran and Turkey for their support during the days of the recent Gaza conflict and pledged that Hamas’ military wing “will never abandon Gaza.”
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told the cheering crowds that Gaza was victorious in the last military campaign because of “Hamas’ thorough preparations beforehand.” The movement, he said, “Has thousands of combatants, on and under the ground, who are ready to ward off any Israeli aggression. The occupation will not remain on this land,” he declared.
“Palestine is ours from the river to the sea and from the south to the north. There will be no concession on an inch of the land,” he said.
“We will never recognize the legitimacy of the Israeli occupation and therefore there is no legitimacy for Israel, no matter how long it will take.”
The politburo chief continued: “Jihad and the armed resistance is the only true path to liberation.”

He congratulated the militants who were able to target cities in central Israel, saying that “We don’t kill Jews because they are Jews. We kill the Zionists because they are conquerors and we will continue to kill anyone who takes our land and our holy places.

“The conqueror is not just the enemy of the Palestinians but the enemy of the entire Arab world. The Zionist plan is a danger to us all.
“We will free Jerusalem inch by inch, stone by stone…the right of return is sacred to us and we will not forfeit it.”
Earlier today, Hamas released a statement, carried by the “Palestine Information Center” website, saying that the movement has “renewed its adherence to the option of resistance for the liberation of Palestine.”
“Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people, their land and holy sites only boost the Palestinian people’s steadfastness and resistance and cannot succeed in breaking their will,” the statement said.
“We will stay faithful to Jerusalem, al-Aqsa Mosque and the Islamic and Christian holy sites, and will not relinquish any part of them. We also support those steadfast in Jerusalem and our 1948 occupied land in the face of Judaization and displacement schemes.” Read the full story here.

Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal: "Today Gaza: Tomorrow Ramallah. After that Jerusalem then Haifa and Jaffa."

Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal: "Today Gaza: Tomorrow Ramallah. After that Jerusalem then Haifa and Jaffa."(IMRA). Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal made his first visit to the Gaza Strip on Friday, telling crowds he hoped his next visit would be to Jerusalem, Ramallah and a liberated Palestine. After passing through the Egyptian border crossing, Mashaal knelt on the ground to offer a prayer of thanks and was then greeted by dozens of officials from an array of competing factions lined up to meet him in warm December sun.
Mashaal praised the people of Gaza and the political factions in his first ever speech on Palestinian soil. "We politicians are in debt to the people of Gaza," he said.
The leader was briefly tearful as he was welcomed by Gaza's Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh.
Mashaal said his visit to Gaza was his "third birth" referring to an assassination attempt by Israeli Mossad agents in 1997 as his previous "re-birth." "I pray to God that my fourth birth will come the day we liberate Palestine," he said, clearly moved by his reception, with uniformed police breaking ranks to try and kiss his hand. "Today is Gaza. Tomorrow will be Ramallah and after that Jerusalem then Haifa and Jaffa," he said.
Haniyeh welcomed Mashaal's arrival as a historic moment in Palestinian history.
Hamas denied seeking guarantees via Egyptian contacts with Israel that Mashaal would not be targeted for assassination in Gaza. There was massive security for his arrival, with gun-toting, black-masked guards from the Hamas military wing patrolling the streets in open-topped trucks and motorbikes.
Mashaal, 56, had been widely understood not to have set foot in Palestine since he left his native West Bank with his family aged 11. However in his speech he indicated he had returned for a visit as a teenager in 1975.

The Hamas chief will visit the home of the late founder and spiritual leader of the party, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, who was assassinated by Israel in 2004, and the homes of Hamas military commander Ahmad al-Jaabari and his bodyguard Mohammad al-Hams, who Israel assassinated on Nov. 14 at the start of its eight day war on Gaza.
The Hamas chief will also visit the al-Dalou family home. Israel killed 10 members of the family, including four children and five women, as well as two of their neighbors, in an airstrike on Nov. 18.
"All Palestinians will eventually return to their homeland. Khaled Mashaal is returning after a victory," said veteran Hamas strategist Mahmoud al-Zahar.
Mashaal will stay for a little more than 48 hours in the coastal enclave, which Hamas has ruled since a 2007 war with Fatah that rules the West Bank. Hamas politburo members Mousa Abu Marzouq, Izzat al-Rishq, and Saleh al-Arouri accompanied him.
Hamas plans an open-air rally on Saturday to promote what it says was last month's victory against Israel, and at the same time commemorate the 25th anniversary of the group's founding.
Saturday's rally is not being held on the exact date of Hamas's founding, but on the 25th anniversary of the start of the first Palestinian uprising, or intifada, against Israel.
That is being seen as an overture to other factions and a hint of a new willingness to seek reconciliation with Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas, who last week won de-facto statehood recognition from the UN General Assembly.
Gaza City has been festooned with green Hamas flags and a stage set up, complete with a huge model of the makeshift M75 rocket, fired at both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem last month.
Israeli media have barely mentioned Mashaal's return. Israeli officials say the week of round-the-clock bombing raids in November had not only killed al-Jaabari, but also severely depleted Hamas's weapons stockpile.
"They can dance in the streets as much as they like, but their leaders know what damage was inflicted," said a senior Israeli official in Jerusalem, who declined to be named.
However, the conflict clearly boosted Hamas's political standing in the region, winning it the support of Sunni regional powers, such as Qatar, Turkey and Egypt, who dispatched senior delegations to Gaza in a rare and public display of solidarity.Reuters contributed to this report.Hmmmm......