By IsraelNationalNews.com
In a new Hamas election video (http://www.pmw.org.il/asx/PMW_Muayad.asx), the terror organization, responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Jews, declared again that it would not give up its armed struggle until Israel is destroyed.
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The Hamas video carries a message celebrating its love of death as superior to Israel's love of life. It also expresses support for Arabs citizens of Israel who wish to destroy the country "from within." Hamas looks forward to a day when its flag will fly over not only Jerusalem, but over all Israeli cities, including Acre and Haifa.
The release of the new video on the Hamas website, coincides with two polls this week showing Hamas turning into a major political force in the PA, with between 32% - 45% of Palestinians saying they would vote for Hamas in January's parliamentary elections.
What would be the implications for peace, if a large component of the Palestinian Authority's parliament were made up of people who openly support Israel's destruction?
Presently the State Department has made clear that while it continues to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars of American money to the PA, it will make no demands on it to prevent the Hamas from participating in the upcoming elections. The EU and United Nations have also agreed that Hamas can participate in the elections.
Ironically, Hamas' ideology is very close to that of al Qaeda or Hizbullah. The group espouses a vehemently anti-American and anti-Western political agenda. Hamas operations and suicide bombers in Israel have killed a number of American citizens.
The following quotes are taken from the new Hamas video: "We succeeded, with Allah's grace, to raise an ideological generation that loves death like our enemies love life. We will not abandon the way of Jihad and Shahada [Martyrdom] as long as one inch of our holy land is in the hands of the Jews.
"Congratulations to our people of 1948 [Israeli Arabs] on the liberation of Gaza. You wish to destroy them [the Israelis] from their interior. We will never forget you, and never leave you. A day will come when our flag will fly above all the quarters of our land. Our flag will fly on the minarets of Jerusalem, and the walls of Acre, and the quarters of Haifa".