From: chr04ha@vmsa.technion.ac.il
Subject: Meet the Hamas
Organization: Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 12:28:00 GMT


				     
A few days ago Shaul Wallach posted the entire official English translation of
the Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) - all 34 pages of it -
to talk.politics.mideast, the newsgroup where it clearly belongs. 	
However, in view of the massive - mostly biased - media coverage of the "415
poor innocent Palestinians freezing and starving in the no-man's land between
Israel and Lebanon", it is has been impossible to keep vicious attacks on
Israel from seeping into s.c.j.   Quite apart from what each of us may think
about the legality and/or the political wisdom of the expulsion, it is
essential for us to know who these people are and  what their agenda is,
whether in order to "know how to answer the unbeliever" or simply for our own
peace of mind.

For this purpose, with Shaul's blessing, I have excerpted  relevant passages
from the Covenant  and reordered them under several headings.  The headings 
are my own, as are the interpolations in square brackets.  Everything enclosed
in double quotes  was copied verbatim from the Covenant.  The portions in 
single quotes are  citations from the Koran and other Moslem religious 
writings.

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1. The Objective of Hamas: Obliteration of Israel and takeover of all
   Palestine.


" `Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate
it, just as it obliterated others before it' (The Martyr, Imam Hassan al-
Banna, of blessed memory)."

"The Islamic Resistance Movement ... strives to raise the banner of Allah
over every inch of Palestine."

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2. This is because all of Palestine is sacred Moslem soil.


"The Islamic Resistance Movement believes that the land of Palestine is an
Islamic Waqf consecrated for future Moslem generations until Judgement Day.
It, or any part of it, should not be squandered:  it, or any part of it,
should not be given up.  Neither a single Arab country nor all Arab
countries, neither any king or president, nor all the kings and presidents,
neither any organization nor all of them, be they Palestinian or Arab,
possess the right to do that.  Palestine is an Islamic Waqf land consecrated
for Moslem generations until Judgement Day.  This being so, who could claim
to have the right to represent Moslem generations till Judgement Day?

This is the law governing the land of Palestine in the Islamic Sharia
and the same goes for any land the Moslems have conquered by force
[Look out: Spain, Greece, Hungary and a good part of the Balkans! _A.H.]
because during the times of conquests, the Moslems consecrated these lands
to Moslem generations until the Day of Judgement."

"This Waqf remains as long as earth and heaven remain.	Any procedure in
contradiction to Islamic Sharia, where Palestine is concerned, is null and
void."

"Nationalism, from the point of view of the Islamic Resistance Movement, is
part of the religious creed.  Nothing in nationalism is more significant or
deeper than in the case when an enemy should tread Moslem land."

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3.  The only way to liberate Palestine is to wage a holy war (Jihad) against
the Jews and kill them.


"Israel, Judaism and Jews challenge Islam and the Moslem people.  `May the
cowards never sleep.' "

"The Prophet, Allah bless him and give him salvation, has said `The day of
judgement will not come about until Moslems fight the Jews, The stones and 
trees will say: O Moslems, O Abdulla, there is a Jew behind me, come and
kill him.  Only the Gharkad tree would not do that because it is one of the
trees of the Jews.' (Related by al-Bukhari and Moslem)

"This is the only way to liberate Palestine.  There is no doubt about the
testimony of history.  It is one of the laws of the universe and one of the
rules of existence.  Nothing can overcome iron except iron.  Their false
futile creed can only be defeated by the righteous Islamic creed.  A creed
could not be fought except by a creed, and in the last analysis, victory is
for the just, for justice is certainly victorious."
						   
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4. It is the duty of every Moslem to join the fight.
	  

"Resisting and quelling the enemy become the individual duty of every
Moslem, male or female.  A woman can go out to fight the enemy without her
husband's permission, and so does the slave without his master's
permission."

"The day that enemies usurp part of Moslem land, Jihad becomes the
individual duty of every Moslem.  In face of the Jews' usurpation of
Palestine, it is compulsory that the banner of Jihad be raised.  To do this
requires the diffusion of Islamic consciousness among the masses, both on
the regional, Arab and Islamic levels.	It is necessary to instill the
spirit of Jihad in the heart of the nation so that they would confront the
enemies and join the ranks of the fighters."
					    
"Leaving the circle of struggle with Zionism is high treason, and cursed be
he who does that, `for whoso shall turn his back unto them on that day,
unless he turneth aside to fight, or retreateth to another party of the
faithful, shall draw on himself the indignation of Allah, and his abode
shall be hell; an ill journey shall it be thither." (The Spoils - verse
16).' "

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5. The duty of non-combatants is to organize, encourage and sustain the
fighters.
	 

"Whosoever mobilises a fighter for the sake of Allah is himself a fighter.
Whosoever supports the relatives of a fighter, he himself is a fighter."
(related by al-Bukhari, Moslem, Abu-Dawood and al-Tarmadhi)."

"It is necessary that scientists, educators and teachers, information and
media people, as well as the educated masses, especially the youth and
sheikhs of the Islamic movements, should take part in the operation of
awakening [the masses]."  [Should we be surprised that there are a number
of highly educated people among the deportees? _A.H.]
   
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6. The Hamas welcomes the assistance of the  P.L.O. and expects the Arab 
and Islamic countries to do their duty.


"The Palestinian Liberation Organization is the closest to the heart of the
Islamic Resistance Movement...	Our homeland is one, our situation is one,
our fate is one and the enemy is a joint enemy to all of us.
Because of the situations surrounding the formation of the Organization...
the Organization adopted the idea of the secular state.  And Secularism
comfletely contradicts religious ideology...
That is why, with all our appreciation for the Palestine Liberation
Organization - and what it can develop into - and without belittling its
role in the Arab-Israeli conflict, we are unable to exchange the present or
future Islamic Palestine with the secular idea...
The day the Palestine Liberation Organization adopts Islam as its way of
life, we will become its soldiers, and fuel for its fire that will burn the
enemies."

"Arab countries surrounding Israel are asked to open their borders before the
fighters from among the Arab and Islamic nations so that they could
consolidate their efforts with those of their Moslem brethren in Palestine.
As for the other Arab and Islamic countries, they are asked to facilitate
the movement of the fighters from and to it, and this is the least thing
they could do."

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7. The peace process is a futile waste of time, as would be any other
attempt at reconciliations.


"Now and then the call goes out for the convening of an international
conference to look for ways of solving the (Palestinian) question...
These conferences are only ways of setting the infidels in the land of the
Moslems as arbitraters.  When did the infidels do justice to the believers?
`But the Jews will not be pleased with thee, neither the Christians, until
thou follow their religion; say, The direction of Allah is the true
direction.  And verily if thou follow their desires, after the knowledge
which hath been given thee, thou shalt find no patron or protector against
Allah.' (The Cow - verse 120).

There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad.
Initiatives, proposals and international conferences are all a waste of time
and vain endeavors.  The Palestinian people know better than to consent to
having their future, rights and fate toyed with."

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8. Zionism is an insatiable monster.


"The Zionist invasion is a vicious invasion.  It does not refrain from
resorting to all methods, using all evil and contemptible ways to achieve
its end.  It relies greatly in its infiltration and espionage operations on
the secret organizations it gave rise to, such as the Freemasons, The Rotary
and Lions clubs, and other sabotage groups.  All these organizations,
whether secret or open, work in the interest of Zionism and according to its
instructions.  They aim at undermining societies, destroying values,
corrupting consciences, deteriorating character and annihilating Islam.  It
is behind the drug trade and alcoholism in all its kinds so as to facilitate
its control and expansion"

"Today it is Palestine, tomorrow it will be one country or another.  The
Zionist plan is limitless.  After Palestine, the Zionists aspire to expand
from the Nile to the Euphrates.  When they will have digested the region
they overtook, they will aspire to further expansion, and so on.  Their plan
is embodied in the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" [See what has raised
its ugly and discredited head! _A.H.], and their present conduct is the 
best proof of what we are saying."

"There is no way out except by concentrating all powers and energies to face
this Nazi [sic! _A.H], vicious Tatar invasion.	The alternative is loss of 
one's country, the dispersion of citizens, the spread of vice on earth and the
destruction of religious values."

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9. The Jews are responsible for all of the ills that have ever afflicted 
mankind - at least in modern times. 


"For a long time, the enemies have been planning, skillfully and with
precision, for the achievement of what they have attained.  They took into
consideration the causes affecting the current of events.  They strived to
amass great and substantive material wealth which they devoted to the
realisation of their dream.  With their money, they took control of the world
media, news agencies, the press, publishing houses, broadcasting stations, and
others.  With their money they stirred revolutions in various parts of the
world with the purpose of achieving their interests and reaping the fruit
therein.  They were behind the French Revolution [Why not the American
Revolution too? _A.H.], the Communist revolution and most of the revolutions we
heard and hear about, here and there [Including Ayatullah Homeinis's takeover 
of Iran? _A.H.]. With their money they formed secret societies, such as
Freemasons, Rotary Clubs, the Lions and others in different parts of the world
for the purpose of sabotaging societies and achieving Zionist interests.  With
their money they were able to control imperialistic countries and instigate
them to colonize many countries in order to enable them to exploit their
resources and spread corruption there.
    
You may speak as much as you want about regional and world wars.  They were
behind World War I, when they were able to destroy the Islamic Caliphate,
making financial gains and controlling resources.  They obtained the Balfour
Declaration, formed the League of Nations through which they could rule the
world.	They were behind World War II, through which they made huge
financial gains by trading in armaments, and paved the way for the
establishment of their state.  It was they who instigated the replacement of
the League of Nations with the United Nations and the Security Council to
enable them to rule the world through them.  There is no war going on
anywhere, without having their finger in it."

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10. The superpowers are allies of the Jewish enemy


"The imperialistic forces in the Capitalist West and Communist East [The
Covenant was evidently written before the collapse of the Soviet Union
_A.H.], support the enemy with all their might, in money and in men.  These
forces take turns in doing that.  The day Islam appears, the forces of
infidelity would unite to challenge it, for the infidels are of one nation."

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11. This being so, isn't it obvious that ...


"The Islamic Resistance Movement is a humanistic movement.  It takes care of
human rights and is guided by Islamic tolerance when dealing with the
followers of other religions...Under the wing of Islam, it is possible for 
the followers of the three religions - Islam, Christianity and Judaism -
to coexist in peace and quiet."
					 

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Anyone who, having waded through the noxious sewage cited above, remains 
unconvinced  that the Hamas - like similar excrescensces of the Moslem
Brotherhood  all over the Middle East - is indeed a terrorist organization,  
is an implacable and deadly enemy not only of Israel but of all Jews -  
even "self-hating" ones, and constitutes a menace to Western civilization, 
is utterly beyond redemption.

Amitai

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