Hamas: “Death for the Sake of God is Our Highest Aspiration”

Charles Johnsonfollow me on twitter
Tue Mar 28, 2006 at 8:56 am PST • Views: 198

Meet the new terror bosses: Hamas government approved, vows to fight Israel.

GAZA (Reuters) - A Hamas-dominated Palestinian parliament approved the Islamic militant group’s cabinet and program on Tuesday, clearing the way for it to take control of the government two months after its shock election victory.

Chanting “God is Greatest” after the 71-to-36 vote, Hamas lawmakers hugged and kissed Ismail Haniyeh, their teary-eyed prime minister-designate who vowed to not to abandon the fight against Israel.

“The Koran is our constitution, Jihad is our way, and death for the sake of God is our highest aspiration,” Hamas lawmaker Hamed Bitawi said.

Tuesday’s comments stood in contrast to a more conciliatory speech by Haniyeh on Monday in which he stressed the new government’s push for peace and dialogue.

Advertisement

91 comments

^ back to top ^

Name:

Pass:

Register Forgot Your Password? Account Settings Re-send Confirmation (To log in, cookies must be enabled in your browser!)

Turn off ads by subscribing!
For about 33 cents a day, our subscription option turns off all advertisements at LGF!
Read more...


► LGF Headlines

  • Loading...

► Tweeted Articles

  • Loading...

► Tweeted Pages

  • Loading...

► Top 10 Comments

  • Loading...

► Bottom Comments

  • Loading...

► Recent Comments

  • Loading...

► Tools/Info

► LGF Hits

► Resources

► Never Forget

► Statistics

► Tag Cloud

► Contact

You must have Javascript enabled to use the contact form.
Your email:

Subject:

Message:


Messages may be published in our weblog, unless you request otherwise.
Tech Note:
Using the Contact Form

More Partners

Compare Electricity Prices in your area. Texas Electricity is deregulated; you have the right to choose Texas Electric Rates from among many Texas Electric Companies.

A bunch of scruffy no-names.

TwitterFacebook
LGF Pages
Recent Pages

researchok
Newt: For the Record
35 minutes ago
Views: 25 • Comments: 0
Tweets: 0 • Rating: 0

researchok
Vive La France! 67 Years Later An American Infantryman Is Awarded The Legion d'Honneur
40 minutes ago
Views: 39 • Comments: 0
Tweets: 0 • Rating: 1

researchok
Newt Gingrich: The Most Disliked Politician in America
40 minutes ago
Views: 49 • Comments: 0
Tweets: 1 • Rating: 0

Turnabout is Fair Play
Why a Saudi Blogger Faces a Possible Death Sentence for Three Tweets
58 minutes ago
Views: 39 • Comments: 0
Tweets: 0 • Rating: 3

Channeling Confucius
The GOP's readiness to cut a payroll tax deal reveals a political party in retreat
58 minutes ago
Views: 34 • Comments: 2
Tweets: 0 • Rating: 0

_RememberTonyC
The Jeremy Lin Phenomenon
1 hour, 31 minutes ago
Views: 53 • Comments: 1
Tweets: 0 • Rating: 2

Daniel Ballard
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Screws Over L.A. With $100 Million Credit Bubble That Could Burst Once He Leaves Office - Los Angeles
2 hours, 32 minutes ago
Views: 89 • Comments: 0
Tweets: 0 • Rating: 2

Daniel Ballard
The All-About-Me Mayor: Antonio Villaraigosa's Frenetic Self-Promotion - Page 1 - News - Los Angeles
2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Views: 75 • Comments: 1
Tweets: 0 • Rating: 2

Aigle
Jodi Rudoren Enters the Scene: Tweets or Tea Leaves?
2 hours, 38 minutes ago
Views: 42 • Comments: 0
Tweets: 0 • Rating: 0

researchok
US 'Very Closely' Watching Syrian Chemical Weapons  | ajc.com
2 hours, 47 minutes ago
Views: 69 • Comments: 0
Tweets: 0 • Rating: 1

 Frank says:

You can't write a chord ugly enough to say what you want sometimes, so you have to rely on a giraffe filled with whipped cream. -- On a postcard from Rykodisc