|
Trending Topics
|
Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/13405/hamas-west-bank
The Hamas Plan to Take the West Bank
(Gatestone Institute) Khaled Abu Toameh - It is clear by now that Hamas is behind some of the recent terror attacks against Israelis in the West Bank. Hamas and its allies have a plan to ultimately to take control of the West Bank and they are openly encouraging the eruption of a new anti-Israel uprising there. They have been emboldened by the recent failure of the UN General Assembly to adopt a U.S.-sponsored resolution condemning Hamas and other Palestinian groups for firing rockets at Israel and inciting violence. Hamas is not interested in ruling only Gaza. It wants the West Bank, Jerusalem, and all the land "from the [Jordan] river to the [Mediterranean] sea." Hamas does not believe in negotiations. Rather, it believes that the only way to "liberate" Muslim land is through jihad. This is why Hamas celebrates and applauds every terrorist attack against Israel. The Hamas-engineered attacks in the West Bank are not only a threat to Israeli civilians and soldiers; they also undermine the Western-funded Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas. Each "successful" attack carried out by Hamas earns it more popularity in the West Bank, at the cost of Abbas and his regime. Every dollar and every concession that is being made to Hamas will only increase its appetite to continue its plan.