Haaretz.com reported yesterday on a statement made by Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh at a rally to mark the 23rd anniversary of the founding of Hamas
According to the article, this was the statement:
""We say it with confidence as we said it five years ago when we formed our government, and we say it today: We will never recognize Israel," Haniyeh told a crowd in Gaza City numbering tens of thousands."
How would America have reacted if Mexico had refused to recognize the existence of Texas?
The article further reports:
""This year the rally is different from previous rallies. We want to send a message to the world and to the Zionist enemy that Hamas movement is a powerful Islamic Palestinian movement which can never be uprooted," a rally organizer, who gave his name as Abu Hamza, said."
There is no answer to peace in the Middle East as long as the supporters of a Palestinian state refuse to recognize the right of Israel to exist. I am not opposed to a Palestinian state (although that was the purpose of establishing what was originally known as Trans-Jordan), but I am not willing to see the establishment of a state that not only harbors terrorists, but is dedicated to the destruction of Israel.
My reaction to the statements made at this rally is to arm Israel to the teeth to make sure she can defend herself when necessary and to make sure Israel has the weaponry to be proactive in protecting her security. Hamas is like a next-door neighbor who attempts to rob your house any time you go out!
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