was an authentic historic document) as justifications for their war whose goal, as stated in the charter, is an Islamic state also instead of Israel and not just in the dispute territories. Note also that the Islamic sharia law, cited in the charter, states that any territory conquered by Muslims by force belongs to future generations of Muslims till Judgement Day (end of time), which is why there can never be any permanent peace agreement with Hamas or any entity abiding by sharia law. Hamas ia an Islamist organization, a wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, which means their raison d'etre is the implementation of sharia law, and in Hamas case its primary goal is the destruction of Israel -- these are the goals it was founded for. Making peace with Israel is against their very ideological core, and unlike Fatah, Hamas even stated in English, and not just in Arabic, that they will not accept Israel's existence, yet Westerners choose not to listen even when told in their own language. Poppycock! Israel evacuated Gaza in August 2005 and turned over control of the territory to the Palestinian Authority in September. Fatah and Hamas shared control of Gaza until June 2007 when Hamas seized control of Gaza, which it maintains to this day. There are no Israeli settlements, enclaves, or other administered territory in Gaza. Also, the Palestinian Authority and Fatah have no control/influence in Gaza either. Since when is it colonization when you are building on your own land? It's