Original sentence: " Hamas militants have historically directed their suicide bombings and rocket attacks only against Israeli targets.According to Steven Emerson,Hamas has an extensive infrastructure in the US mostly revolving around the activities of fundraising, recruiting and training members, directing operations against Israel, organizing political support and operating through human-rights front groups.Although it would be a major strategic shift for HAMAS, its U.FBI director Robert Mueller has testified to the Senate Intelligence Committee that, It is the FBI's assessment, at this time, that there is a limited threat of a coordinated terrorist attack in the U.Ghazi Hamad, spokesman for the Hamas-led Palestinian government denied any involvement with the statement, saying "Our battle is against the occupation on the Palestinian land.On November 8, 2006, after Israeli artillery shells killed 19 Palestinians asleep in their homes, Hamas's military wing released a statement condemning both Israel and America.Therefore, the people and the [Islamic] nation all over the globe are required to teach the American enemy tough lessons," Hamas said in a statement sent to The Associated Press.These groups have maintained a longstanding policy of focusing their attacks on Israeli targets in Israel and the Palestinian territories.We believe that the primary interest of Palestinian terrorist groups in the U.We have no interest to transfer the battle.While Hamas has not acted outside Israel, it has the capability of carrying out attacks in America if it decided to enlarge the scope of its operations.[...] Of all the Palestinian groups, HAMAS has the largest presence in the U.from Palestinian terrorist organizations, such as HAMAS, the Palestine Islamic Jihad, and the al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade.network is theoretically capable of facilitating acts of terrorism in the U.remains the raising of funds to support their regional goals.with a robust infrastructure, primarily focused on fundraising, propaganda for the Palestinian cause, and proselytizing
Edited sentence: Ghazi Hamad, spokesman for the Hamas-led Palestinian government said that the group had no intention of attacking American targets and denied any involvement with the statement.Hamas has repeatedly stated that it is only interested in operations against the Israeli occupation and not a single suicide attack outside Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank has ever been attributed to Hamas.On November 8, 2006 the military wing of Hamas called on Muslims around the world to attack American targets.Therefore, the people and the nation all over the globe are required to teach the American enemy tough lessons," Hamas said in a statement sent to The Associated Press