Resheq: Hamas has surprises for the Israeli occupation
27-12-2014,09:23
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Al Qassam website (Agencies) - On the 27th anniversary of Hamas Movement’s
inception, the Palestinian Information Center interviews Top Hamas Official,
Ezzat Al-Resheq.
- Hamas was founded to relieve the suffering of Palestinians and to resist
the occupation
- Al-Qassam Brigades proved that Hamas can fight Israel with what little
they have
- Hamas looks positively to being removed from the EU terror list
- Hamas seeks good local and regional and international relations
- Hamas has been creative and productive politically, socially, militarily
- Hamas is committed to freeing Palestine and Palestinian prisoners
- Unity Government is not acting enough to help Gaza
- Hamas is here to stay—to resist and to help build Palestine.

Actions speak louder than words:

Ezzat al-Resheq, political bureau member of Hamas, stated that Hamas has
been following the way of actions rather than talking since the Movement was
first established in 1987. He said that when Hamas sends messages in certain
events, it expresses the resistance path that the Movement has been
following such as “losses it has been inflicting on the Israeli occupation”.

Assuring that Hamas would adhere to the resistance ideology, Resheq said
that Hamas would not spare any effort in defending Palestine as long as the
Israeli occupation still exists on the Palestinian lands and holds thousands
of Palestinian prisoners.

He pointed out that resistance unites the Palestinian people together, which
has been obvious throughout the last three Israeli aggressions on the Gaza
Strip. “This irritates those conspiring against Palestine, its people, and
its rights; yet all their attempts would go with the winds since they, and
their objectives and techniques –whether political or media–, are exposed to
the Palestinian people,” Resheq confirmed.

Indirect talks with Israel: truce and prisoners’ deal

Resheq said that Hamas has the adequate experience to run any prisoners’
swap deal that honors the Palestinian people and keeps the vow for which the
Palestinian martyrs and injured have sacrificed. “Hamas has many bargaining
chips that would enable it to firmly take hold of the Palestinian rights out
of this criminal occupier.”

Resheq confirmed that there have been no talks in Cairo since Israel
informed Egypt it wanted to delay the Gaza truce talks. Yet, he expected
some changes as the Israeli government has been through a real dilemma since
Netanyahu launched the last Israeli aggression. “Sooner or later, the
Israeli government is expected to demand the resumption of the negotiations
in this regard,” he added

Al-Qassam Brigades

Resheq, talking about the latest videos of infiltration shared by Al-Qassam
Brigades, affirmed that the Palestinian resistance, namely Al-Qassam
Brigades, would stay in this path. He said that the Palestinian factions’
armed wings are always developing and improving their weapons and techniques
in order to surprise the Israeli occupation with what it has never heard of.

“The videos increase the internal division among the Israeli political
parties, destroy the myth of the Israeli “invincible army, and expose the
lies of the Israeli military.”

“Our resistance to Israel’s occupation and aggressions has not stopped.
However, we believe that victory comes when there is patience and continuous
preparation on all levels whether political, military, media, cultural, or
educational,” he added.

Resheq said he knew the Palestinian military abilities are incomparable with
the Israelis’, yet the Palestinian resistance has what the Israeli army has
never had: Allah, tenacity and sacrifice.

Hamas Removed from EU terror List:

The Hamas official believes that the Palestinians ought to exploit the
European parliaments’ symbolic recognition of Palestine and the removal of
Hamas from the EU terrorism list to help in highlighting the Palestinian
cause in all the international platforms and organizations.

Resheq stated, “In resisting against the Israeli occupation, we never
overlook the international dimension of our cause. These recognitions, even
if only symbolic, help expose Israel’s terrorism against the Palestinian
people and increase its international isolation.”

Resheq criticized America’s complicity in Israel’s crimes against Palestine.
“Any fair and objective observer of the Israeli crimes against the
Palestinian people would take the Palestinian victims’ side in their call
for their rights to live freely on their land,” he added.

Hamas and Iran:


Commenting on Hamas visit to Tehran and the many thanks Al-Qassam Brigades
sent from Gaza to Iran, Resheq emphasized that Hamas seeks good relations
with all. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has good relations with Hamas
regardless of the latest lack of mutual work that resulted from some
regional crises; we managed to overcome this misunderstanding and to
prioritize the mutual concern against the Israeli Zionist project.”

Unity Government:


Resheq pointed out the two priorities the unity government has to
“wholeheartedly” work on: reconstruction of Gaza Strip and the opening of
the borders in order to relieve the suffering of the people of the Gaza
Strip and the employees who have not got their salaries.

“The reconciliation government is the government of the Palestinian people
in Gaza Strip, West Bank, and Jerusalem. Its denial of its duties in the
Strip is unjustified and it deepens the national division.”

Resheq considers the new government’s negligence of Gaza Strip “a negative
message from President Abbas visi-a-vis the national reconciliation.”

“However, Hamas shall work with all the Palestinian parties in order to
prevent any possible deterioration of the situation in the Gaza Strip,” he
added

Will Hamas run in the next elections?


Asked if Hamas is willing to take part in any coming Palestinian elections,
Resheq reminded that Hamas won a landslide victory in the elections in 2006,
which proved that the Palestinian people adhered more to the resistance
option. “That’s why the path Hamas follows is the path the Palestinian
people prefers. Hamas went through the elections only for the sake of
helping the Palestinian people and keeping their resistance by avoiding any
deviation from the Palestinian national project of resistance.”

Resheq lamented the fact that almost the whole world stood against the will
of Palestinians bringing death and siege as punishment for their democratic
choice. “We cannot describe the period since Hamas won the elections in 2006
until now as a normal period. It is unfair to say that Hamas practiced
government as it has been confronted with boycott, siege, and aggression
from all sides.”

Resheq added that Hamas is still adhering to its principles and will not
spare any means that would enable it to accomplish its objectives of
resistance. “The elections may be one means although we are still under
occupation. We showed readiness for taking part in the elections with
confidence that the Palestinian people would favor and support the
resistance.”

Hamas: survival of the fittest


“The resistance path Hamas chose to free the land and to resist the occupier
has never been smooth,” Resheq opined, adding, “It is a rough and
complicated path in which Hamas lost its founder and its best leaders;
Hamas, however, is still sacrificing for the sake of defeating the occupier
and helping the Palestinians live free on their own land.”

However, he believed that the siege, restrictions, and distortions may have
an impact for a while but they cannot last.

Resheq stated Hamas started fighting the occupier with stones and bare
chests and now it manufactured drones and managed to surprise the occupier
from land, air and sea. It is a productive Movement on both the human
resources level and the military creativity level. These two combined could
deter the occupier each time, terrify it— and win,” he concluded in an
afterthought.