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by Khaled Abu Toameh
• June 22, 2015 at 5:00 am
- Marzouk's
remarks refute claims by some in the Arab and Western media that
Hamas is moving toward pragmatism and moderation, and that it is now
willing, for the first time, to recognize Israel's right to exist.
Many in the West often fail to understand Hamas's true position
because they do not follow what Hamas says in Arabic -- to its own
people. In Arabic, Hamas makes no secret of its call for the
destruction of Israel.
- The current
strategy of the Palestinian Authority (PA) is to negotiate with the
international community, and not with Israel, about achieving peace
in the Middle East. The ultimate goal of the PA is to force Israel
to its knees. For the PA, rallying the international community and
Europe is about punishing and weakening Israel, not making peace
with it.
- Their
strategy is no longer about a two-state solution so much as it is
about inflicting pain and suffering on Israel. It is more about
seeking revenge on Israel than living in a state next to it.
- Hamas's
terrorism also helps the PA's anti-Israel campaign in the
international community. Each terrorist attack provides the PA with
an opportunity to point out the "urgent" need to force
Israel to submit to Palestinian demands as a way of "containing
the radicals."
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (r)
meets with the Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Mashaal in Qatar,
July 20, 2014. (Image source: Handout from the PA President's
Office/Thaer Ghanem)
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All signs indicate that the Palestinians are planning to step up
their efforts to force Israel to comply with their demands. But as the
Palestinians are not united, they are working on two fronts to achieve
their goal.
One party, headed by the Palestinian Authority (PA), believes that,
with the help of the international community, Israel will be forced to
fully withdraw to the pre-1967 lines, including east Jerusalem, and
accept the "right of return" for millions of refugees and their
descendants to their former homes inside Israel.
The second party, represented by Hamas, Islamic Jihad and several
other terror groups, continues to reject any form of compromise, and
insists that the only solution lies in the elimination of Israel. Unlike
the first party, this one believes that direct or indirect negotiations
with the "Zionist enemy" are a waste of time and that terrorism
is the only means for the Palestinians to achieve their goal.
by George Phillips
• June 22, 2015 at 4:00 am
Reports suggest that the number of Islamic State (ISIS) recruits
from Indonesia tripled to over 500 by the end of last year.
Home to the world's largest Muslim population, Indonesia's more than
200 million Muslims make up 13% of the world's total Muslims. The
nation's history of extremist movements makes it a ripe location for ISIS
recruits.
Wildan Mukholland was one of those recruits. He came from the same
village in Indonesia as two militants convicted and executed for their
role in the 2002 Bali terrorist bombings, which killed over 200 people and
were carried out by Jemaah Islamiyah, an al-Qaeda affiliate.
Mukholland grew up admiring the two terrorists and eventually went
on to join ISIS and move to the Middle East. Last year, he blew himself
up in a terrorist attack in a restaurant in Baghdad.
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