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Hamas: A Document of General Principles and Policies, 2017

Hamas: A Document of General Principles and Policies, 2017

The general principles are restated as they are in the 1988 founding Hamas Charter, jihad is the means to liberate Palestine, with an important notable addition, that these principles include ‘no recognition of the Zionist entity,’ for their point of view a terrible PLO recognition in September 1993. This document also restated the Palestinian right of return to all of Palestine defined as from the Jordan River on the east to the Mediterranean Sea.

Documents and Sources|May 2017
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s Speech on Pausing Judicial Overhaul, March 2023

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s Speech on Pausing Judicial Overhaul, March 2023

Citing deep disaffection among elements of Israeli military reserve units, and expressing those concerns to Prime Minister Netanyahu privately, Gallant makes his opinion public, causing Netanyahu to fire him, resulting in hundreds of thousand of Israelis in the streets. Two days after Gallant’s speech, Netanyahu called for a pause in pushing forward the judicial overhaul legislation.

Documents and Sources|March 25, 2023
President Jimmy Carter, “The Camp David Accords,” Address to Congress, 1978

President Jimmy Carter, “The Camp David Accords,” Address to Congress, 1978

The Camp David accords culminated after thirteen days of intense negotiations between Israeli, Egyptian, and American delegations. Egyptian and Israeli leaders met with President Carter where after difficult negotiations they signed two accords, one an outline for an Egyptian-Israeli Treaty and one for Palestinian self-rule. The negotiations continued for another six months until the Egyptian-Treaty was signed in March 1979, after considerable bad feeling was tossed back and forth between Israeli and American negotiators.

Documents and Sources|July 26, 2023
President Biden Unequivocally Condemns Hamas, Supports Israel, October-November 2023

President Biden Unequivocally Condemns Hamas, Supports Israel, October-November 2023

In the aftermath of the horrific Hamas attack on Israelis where Hamas terrorists murdered more than a thousand Israelis and more than two dozen Americans, and others in southern Israel, in half a dozen speeches, President Biden unequivocally categorizes Hamas’s brutality as ‘pure unadulterated evil.’ He reiterates that the US will “stand with Israel.” He punctuates his support of Israel by sending two aircraft carrier groups to the Middle East, and his administration provides Israel with needed military supplies.

Documents and Sources|October-November 2023|Spanish
Jimmy Carter’s Hamas Decade of Embrace

Jimmy Carter’s Hamas Decade of Embrace

Former US President Jimmy Carter embraced Hamas as a legitimate voice of the Palestinian people. His motivations possibly stretched from intentional to misguided to malevolent. Hamas leaders who were engaged in inter-Palestinian struggles remained pleased with the recognition he gave them. American officials and Israelis were keenly perturbed by the courtship he gave them.

Documents and Sources, Ken's Blog|October 27, 2023
IDF Inquiry Determines Military Failed in Mission at Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7

IDF Inquiry Determines Military Failed in Mission at Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7

The inquiry team determined that the IDF failed in its mission to protect the residents of Kibbutz Be’eri; the bravery of the Be’eri residents and the members of the kibbutz’s civilian rapid response team are commended for preventing the attack from spreading.  In the October 7, 2024 Hamas attack on the kibbutz, 101 civilians were killed, and 30 hostages from Kibbutz Be’eri and two additional hostages were abducted and taken into Gaza.

Documents and Sources|July 11, 2024
Prime Minister Netanyahu Addresses Congress on Hamas War, 2024

Prime Minister Netanyahu Addresses Congress on Hamas War, 2024

In a 52 minute speech, Netanyahu explained Israel’s absolute need for total victory in the Gaza war because Hamas and Iran were both enemies of the United States and Israel. With bi-partisan emphasis, he thanked Presidents Biden and Trump for their unwavering current and past support. Dozens of congressional members did not attend his speech, noting disagreements with the Prime Minister’s policies.

Documents and Sources|July 24, 2024
Jordan’s Abdullah Sees Middle East “Finish Line” From Trump White House, 2025

Jordan’s Abdullah Sees Middle East “Finish Line” From Trump White House, 2025

Abdullah II remains studiously noncommittal in support of Donald Trump’s idea for the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip, rebuild it and relocate its Palestinian residents to other countries. With Jordan’s strong economic, strategic and defense ties to Washington, no one expected the king to be effusive for Trump’s suggestions for Gaza’s future. Jordan lacks the economic and demographic absorptive capacities and the political interest to take another wave of Palestinians into its territory.

Documents and Sources|February 11, 2025
Emergency Arab League Communique — Declaration on Gaza and the Palestinians, March 2025

Emergency Arab League Communique — Declaration on Gaza and the Palestinians, March 2025

Meeting in Cairo in early March 2025, the Arab League of States endorsed an Egyptian plan for the reconstruction of Gaza that was, above all else, a cleverly worded statement. The contents did not break new diplomatic ground and made no mention of Hamas or its political future. As a consensus document, it aimed at satisfying as many Arab interests and foreign ears as possible.

Documents and Sources|March 4, 2025
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