Sunday, January 19, 2025

A Deal That Keeps Hamas In Power Is Meaningless

by Khaled Abu Toameh
  • The ceasefire-hostage deal does not require Hamas to disarm or cede control over the Gaza Strip.... The terrorist group seems to be convinced that the deal will enable it to keep control of the Gaza Strip and prepare for more massacres of Jews.
  • Shortly after the ceasefire-hostage deal was announced on January 15, Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya made it clear that his group intends to pursue its Jihad against Israel.
  • The new US administration, to avoid more violence and bloodshed, must insist that Hamas be removed from power.
  • This can only be accomplished by applying pressure and sanctions on Hamas's Qatari and and Iranian sponsors.

The ceasefire-hostage deal does not require Hamas to disarm or cede control over the Gaza Strip. The terrorist group seems to be convinced that the deal will enable it to keep control of the Gaza Strip and prepare for more massacres of Jews. Pictured: A terrorist flashes a "V for victory" sign to celebrate the ceasefire agreement, near Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images)

Those who think that the Iran-backed Palestinian terrorist group Hamas will abandon its Jihad (holy war) to murder more Jews and destroy Israel in the aftermath of the recent ceasefire-hostage agreement are mistaken.

Although the agreement may put an end to the current conflict between Israel and Hamas, it does not, in any way, reflect a shift in the radical and dangerous ideology of the Islamist group, as outlined in its 1988 Covenant. The document quotes Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood organization (of which Hamas is an offshoot), as saying: "Israel will arise and continue to exist until Islam abolishes it, as it abolished what went before."

The main points of the Hamas Covenant state:

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