25th anniversary of Hamas

The 25th anniversary of the founding of Hamas took place on Saturday, 8 December 2012. A rally involving hundreds of thousands of Palestinians was held in Gaza Strip and various celebrations were conducted all over the Palestinian Authority.[1] Thousands of jubilant Hamas supporters openly raised green flags in the West Bank, to celebrate the Islamic organization's 25th anniversary.[2]

The guest of honor at the ceremony was Hamas leader in-exile Khaled Mashal, who arrived in Gaza Strip for the first time in his life, after entering the Gaza Strip through Egypt. In his speech, which Mashal gave at a mass rally attended by hundreds of thousands of supporters, he stated explicitly that the Palestinian people would never compromise with Israel's existence and that the organization will act decisively to gradually conquer and achieve full control over the whole region, which encompass both Israel and the Palestinian territories in order to establish one Islamic state in that region.[3][4]

  1. ^ Issacharoff, Avi (8 December 2012). "Hundreds of Thousands Mark Hamas' 25th Anniversary in Gaza Rally". Haaretz. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. ^ Sherwood, Harriet (13 December 2012). "Hamas rallies in Fatah-dominated West Bank suggest growing Palestinian unity". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
  3. ^ "Ghana poll extended after hitches". BBC News. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. ^ Greenberg, Joel (8 December 2012). "Hamas leader Khaled Meshal denounces Israel at anniversary rally in Gaza". Retrieved 18 November 2017 – via www.washingtonpost.com.