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Ismail Haniyeh, all the ideas of the Hamas leader killed in Iran

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Ismail Haniyeh, all the ideas of the Hamas leader killed in Iran

From the all-out fight against Israel to the call to war for all Muslims: what Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas killed in Tehran, thought, said and did

Hamas has lost its political leader . Ismail Haniyeh, 62, was killed in Tehran, along with his bodyguard, by an air raid.H aniyeh was in the Iranian capital to attend the inauguration of President Pezeshkian. A death foretold: Haniyeh had been in Israel's sights for some time. A “ šahīd ” death, a witness, as he himself announced in a recent interview with Limes . “Each of us has seen our loved ones die and expects to die like a šahīd – Haniyeh said -. But there is nothing worse than lowering your head, surrendering to the humiliation of the occupation. This will never happen."

FROM THE GAZA STRIP TO THE HAMAS SUMMIT

Born in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, "a gigantic prison that locks up over 2 million Palestinians" as Haniyeh defined it. His parents had fled the city of Asqalan after the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. Haniyeh became familiar with Hamas as early as his university years when he studied Arabic literature at the Islamic University of Gaza. In 1983 he joined the Islamic Student Bloc, a precursor to Hamas. Climb through the ranks of the organization until you lead it. After 10 years as Prime Minister, he becomes head of the political cabinet of Hamas, the one that charts the path and gives shape to the political and communication strategy. Since 2019 he had been living in Doha, Qatar, the country that had given him political asylum.

HANIYEH: “OCTOBER 7TH SHOWS THAT ISRAEL IS ALSO VULNERABLE”

A man with radical positions, in a recent interview with Limes he claimed responsibility for the October 7 attack, which reignited the war between Israel and Palestine, as a demonstration of Israel's vulnerability. “We have shown the Arab and Muslim peoples, the world, that Israel is not invincible and that it will never have security as long as the occupation of Palestine continues. October 7th will be nothing compared to what the Israelis will suffer when they invade Gaza. We will fight street by street, house by house. We have been preparing for years. We are ready,” he told the geopolitical magazine directed by Lucio Caracciolo.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IRAN AND HAMAS: ONLY SUPPORT BETWEEN PEOPLES

Ismail Haniyeh branded the thesis according to which Iran was behind Hamas as "Zionist propaganda" active 24 hours a day. The support, according to the former political leader of Hamas, came from the people, the Iranian one, the Qatari one and also the European one. “The message that our heroic fighters sent is clear: Israel is unable to protect itself from our fighters or provide security or protection,” Haniyeh said. The entire process of normalization and recognition, all the agreements that have been signed with Israel will not be able to put an end to this conflict.”

HANIYEH CALLS ALL MUSLIMS TO FIGHT AGAINST ISRAEL

His radicalism leads him to call the entire community of Muslim believers ( umma ) to fight against Israel. “This is why I invite all the children of this Ummah , wherever they are in the world, to join, each in their own way, in this war, without hesitation and without looking back – he said to Limes -. For us, armed resistance is not the goal but the instrument to oppose annihilation, to defend the right to a free Palestine."

HANIYEH: “GAZA ERASES THE SHAME OF DEFEATS FROM THE ARAB-MUSLIM COMMUNITY”

The attack on October 7, which cost the lives of 1,200 Israelis (including soldiers and civilians) and the kidnapping of 250 hostages, is a medal pinned to Haniyeh's chest. “Our fighters had as their priority objective the military structures, starting with the headquarters of the Gaza brigade, and the Israeli soldiers – he told Limes -. While the one unleashed by Israel, and certainly not since October 7, is a total war against the Palestinian people, without any distinction between combatants and civilians. […] That attack is a new turning point. I pay tribute to the people of Gaza who are confronting the barbaric Zionist machine. Palestinian fighters are engaged in their lands. Today Gaza erases from the Arab-Muslim community the shame of defeats, the shame of acceptance and inaction."

NO TO THE RELEASE OF HOSTAGES, NO TO THE SOLUTION OF TWO PEOPLES IN TWO STATES AND NO TO THE EXPORT OF THE CONFLICT

A position irreconcilable with the release of the hostages still held. “It is unthinkable to release prisoners while Gaza is under attack – he tells Limes -. Unthinkable and impracticable. Israel suspends attacks, allows humanitarian aid to enter and an exchange can be negotiated." And the no comes to the recognition of two states for two peoples. “No one can ask the victim to recognize his executioner. Nobody. They stole our lands – he explained to Limes -. They occupied the West Bank and al-Quds (Jerusalem, ed. ). Look what happened to the Washington agreements. Arafat had recognized Israel, but thirty years later the Palestinians are still under occupation. Those agreements should not have been signed, because they were the result of a strategy that proved to be unsuccessful. Israel used them to cover colonization, to maintain and strengthen the occupation, to have international coverage. They withdraw from the territories they have occupied. But Israel does not want a just peace. He wants to annihilate the Palestinian people, occupy their lands. Two million settlers are ready to settle in the West Bank." Haniyeh, however, is clear: the conflict will not go beyond the borders of the state of Israel. “Hamas has never acted outside the borders of Palestine – he underlines -. Ours is a liberation struggle against Israeli occupation. Europe must not fear Hamas”.

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/ismail-haniyeh-tutte-le-idee-del-leader-di-hamas-ucciso-in-iran/ on Wed, 31 Jul 2024 13:12:23 +0000.