Hamas' charter, artikkel 13

Det hevdes fra ulike hold at Norge må støtte Hamas for å opprettholde en dialog, og derigjennom nå frem til fredelige løsninger. Etter å ha lest Hamas’ charter, mener Milton at dialog med Hamas kanskje ikke er særlig realistisk. Døm selv. Her gjengis en forkortet versjon av Hamas’ charter, artikkel 13, om fredelige løsninger, fredsinitiativer og internasjonale fredskonferanser:

”Peaceful Solutions, Initiatives and International Conferences
Article Thirteen

The initiatives, the so-called peace solutions, and the international conferences for resolving the Palestinian problem stand in contradiction to the principles of the Islamic Resistance Movement, for to neglect any part of Palestine is to neglect part of the Islamic faith. The nationalism of the Islamic Resistance Movement is part of its [Islamic] faith. It is in the light of this principle that its members are educated, and they wage jihad in order to raise the banner of Allah over the homeland.

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From time to time there are calls to hold an international conference in order to seek a solution for the [Palestinian] problem. Some accept this [proposal] and some reject it, for one reason or another, demanding the fulfillment of some condition or conditions before they agree to hold the conference and participate in it. However, the Islamic Resistance Movement - since it is familiar with the parties participating in the conference and with their past and current positions on the issues of the Muslims - does not believe that these conferences can meet the demands or restore the rights [of the Palestinians], or bring equity to the oppressed. These conferences are nothing but a way to give the infidels power of arbitration over Muslim land, and when have the infidels ever been equitable towards the believers?

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There is no solution to the Palestinian problem except by jihad. Initiatives, proposals and international conferences are a waste of time and a farce. The Palestinian people is far too eminent to have its future, its rights and its destiny toyed with.”

Kilde: The Middle East Research Institute, Special Dispatch Series No. 1092. The Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas. Den fullstendige artikkelen, samt resten av Hamas’ charter finnes her.