If one third of the citizens of Palestine had not inflicted a Jewish state by force of arms upon the majority of Palestinians in 1948, there would be no Hamas today.
"Hamas has given other explanations concerning various attacks. Salah Bardawil, a Palestinian legislator who serves as spokesman for the Hamas faction in parliament, has said 'We know we can't achieve military equality, but when a person suffers huge pain he has to respond somehow. This is how we defend ourselves. This is how we tell the world we are here.'[91]
"Regarding specific strikes in 2007, Hamas political chief Khaled Mashaal called the attacks self-defense and retaliation against Israeli killings of Hamas supporters.[92] In January 2009 Mashaal called the rockets '
our cry of protest to the world'[93]
"An attack in November 2008 was said by Hamas officials said to be in revenge for the recent deaths of its militants and increased Israeli closing of Gaza crossings.[94] A barrage in December 2008 was described by the group as retaliation for the deaths of three of its fighters in combat with Israeli troops."
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