If they read their own charter, they are. One of the main components of the charter is the destruction of Israel. "The charter states that "our struggle against the Jews is very great and very serious" and calls for the eventual creation of an
Islamic state in Palestine, in place of
Israel and the
Palestinian Territories,
[3] and the obliteration or dissolution of Israel."
"Mahmoud Zahar, co-founder of Hamas, said in 2006 that Hamas "will not change a single word in its covenant." In 2010, he reaffirmed a major commitment of the covenant saying "Our ultimate plan is [to have] Palestine in its entirety. I say this loud and clear so that nobody will accuse me of employing political tactics. We will not recognize the Israeli enemy."
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