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Hamas Leader Mashaal: We Accept Palestinian State on ’67 Border With Right to Return

Nov. 22, 2012 12:52pm Christopher Santarelli

Hamas Leader Khaled Mashaal on CNN

Hamas Leader Khaled Mashaal spoke with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in Cairo on Wednesday, where the political leader of the Palestinian organization said he would accept a Palestine state according to the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as the capital, with the right to return. Hamas and Israel have recently agreed on a cease-fire to an eight day conflict that resulted in the deaths of nearly 150 Israelis and Palestinians. The Jerusalem Post reports that Mashaal’s comments to Amanpour are nearly identical to the position on Palestinian statehood taken by his Fatah rival, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Mashaal said he would only recognize Israel once a Palestinian state is created.

“First of all, the offer must come from the attacker, from Israel, which has the arsenal, not from the victim,” Mashaal said to Amanpour’s statement that he will not recognize Israel’s right to exist despite claims that he prefers less violence. “Second, I say to you from 20 years ago and more, the Palestinians and Arabs are offering peace. But peace is destroying peace through aggression and war and killing.”

“Either there’s an international will, led by the U.S. and Europe and the international community and force Israel to go through the way of peace and a Palestinian state, according to the border of 1967 with the right to return,” Mashaal went on to say.

“But if Israel can continue to refuse this, either we force them or resort to resistance.”

Mashaal denied that his party claims responsibility for the terrorist bombing of a public bus in Tel Aviv Wednesday, but did say the “operation” is part of the “massive ramifications” that are coming as “an angry reaction from our angry Palestinian people.”

“Whoever does aggression must pay the price, anywhere in the world, not just from Hamas,” said Mashaal.

Read the full transcript of CNN’s interview with Mashaal or watch a video clip with Chritiana Amanpour below:

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garbagecanlogic
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 5:16pm
Hope the fool does not hold his breath till this happens…………..on second thot, I hope he does.

Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8

The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
The U.N. Out Of The U.S.

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- pavepaws
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 9:43pm
  To hell with him. Who cares what he will accept.
  
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- Keatonc333
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 11:10pm
  I know the whole psalm thing is a back handed praise. But seriously you should be very thankful for Obama, and Hillary Clinton for that matter! The ceasefire? wouldn’t have happened with out them! Both Netanyahu and Morsi have praised both Obama and Clinton in their work to concrete the ceasefire. You can also thank Obama and his almost complete funding of Israel’s iron dome missile defense that only 5 Israelis lost their lives. So honestly no matter what party, or religion, praise be to Obama!
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 12:11am
  @Keatonc333
  
  Give it a rest today Keatonc333. It’s a holiday.
  
  And I mean that. : )
  
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- MIBUGNU2
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 12:12am
  ABC,NBC,CNN,msnbc, have ALL been BOUGHT by
  the obamatards.. lost all creditability, there are NO
  Journalist at these **************
  
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- Marci
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 12:58am
  Amazing how easily the lies fly off the lips of Muslims in Egypt, Iran, Palestine (non-existent) Libya, Syria, Turkey…the list goes on. Total lack of admitting they are the agressor, and also stating that they will accept a two-state solution. Cute….everyone knows they will only accept a one-state solution and with all Jews dead.
  
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- Lamarr01
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:54am
  Don’t believe anything a Muslim says to an infidel. The Muslims have to destroy Israel and kill all the Jews to cleanse the world for a Muslim paradise on earth. Read the Arabic version of al Jazeera at:
  
  http://www.aljazeera.net
  
  Compare the English version at:
  
  http://www.aljazeera.net
  
  The English version makes Hamas Leader Khaled Mashaal seem reasonable and peaceful for the Western audience. Amanpour couldn’t walk the streets of Cairo without an armed bodyguard. Anderson Cooper would find out how Muslims deal with homosexuals. Wolf Blitzer is Jewish and he would be torn to pieces.
  
  Obama wants the U.N. peacekeepers to enter the region and enforce the 1967 borders. Obama will do nothing to discourage a nuclear Iran. Israel is screwed. Elections have consequences.
  
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- Ed_North
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:28am
  Their only goal is the destruction of Israel. There will be no peace until there is military victory. Read fresh political commentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
  
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- heatherly77
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 9:36am
  When I saw Hillary prompting the two nations to cease fire, I thought to myself that NO ONE fears trusts or respects the United States leaders now. Especially those in the Arab world. Hillary was wasting her breath. Netanyahu is going to do what is best for his country. He is not waiting for a go ahead from the US and is deffinitely not wondering about our opinion on the matter at hand. US diplomacy means nothing anymore. Especially after our second election for Obama. He is not my leader.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 10:30am
  Two things KEATON..
  Firstly…a quote directly from Hamas’ charter reiterating a verse from one of Islam’s holy books..The Haddith..
  “The Hamas has been looking forward to implement Allah’s promise whatever time it might take. The prophet, prayer and peace be upon him, said: The time will not come until Muslims will fight the Jews (and kill them); until the Jews hide behind rocks and trees, which will cry: O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, come on and kill him!”……there is no peace with Hamas KEATON wake up you idiot.
  
  Secondly…here’s what Hillary offered Netanyahu for this “cease fire”…
  
  After the IDF took Gaza, the Obama administration stipulated that Israel then turn Gaza over to the Palestinian Authority. This was intended to strengthen Fatah leader and PA leader Mahmoud Abbas (Obama’s “moderate” palestinian) to make him appear stonger . Additionally, Obama insisted that Israel declare a Palestinian State in Gaza along with much of Judea and Samaria, including areas currently under Israeli sovereignty from which the Jewish residents would then be removed. These were also to be turned over to Abbas. In short KEATON..1967 borders.
  
  If the Israelis were unwilling to have the IDF do Abbas’ dirty work and then give up large areas populated by Jews, then the Obama Administration would not back an IDF ground assault in Gaza.
  
  You’re an idiot KEATON.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 11:21am
  Furthermore KEATON….Morsi in Egypt (who Hillary is applauding for this “cease fire”) just assumed dictator level powers in Egypt and protests have broken out. You remember Morsi’s role in this right? You remember how Hillary and Obama applauded his ascension to power? Boy they’re excellent judges of character aren’t they? I mean..whodda thunk it that the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt would usurp power for himself if allowed to? By the way..Egyptians are calling him “Pharao” a term they used to describe Mubarak…they’re not being complimentary when they say that.
  You’re an idiot.
  
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- OurFoundingFather
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 11:33am
  Keaton333 – “Praise be to Obama”
  How do you mean this? Sounds like your are looking up to Obama as some kind of God.
  
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- E.Souchak
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 12:11pm
  Pay attention to Chicago it is key.
  
  Chicago Tribune reporter John Chase talks about Rezko’s friend and sponsor
  
  http://illinoispaytoplay.com/2012/11/23/chicago-tribune-reporter-john-chase-talks-about-rezkos-friend-and-sponsor/
  
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- WarMunger_Al
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:09pm
  Israel should just kill them all, there is no negotiating
  
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- Wolfgang the Gray
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 7:09pm
  It makes me sick at how Hamas (& many other idiots in the world) think that Israel is the cause of these problems. If Obama stands with Hamas to try & force Israel to go to the 1967 borders, then we will be firmly on the wrong side of history and shall be cursed (Gen 12:3).
  
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HigherRoad
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 5:12pm
One day God will reveal to human eyes the great host of angels hovering above Israel. Give it up, Hamas! We read the end of the Book and we know who wins!

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- hallkbrdz
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 8:45am
  And all are doomed that are on the other side. Let’s keep our country on God’s side please.
  
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- cdn1979
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:43pm
  when you say all are doomed, who do you refer to? You realize that jews believe only they are going to heaven and christians feel the only way to heaven is through Christ. That said, christians believe that jews will not be in heaven. Please explain who is getting in.
  
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- Twisted Mind
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 8:43pm
  cdn1979 Good ? Does anyone have an answer
  
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gingerbread
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 4:24pm
Now, since these muslim position has been established, and Israel already has a possition, that of Jerusalem will be the capital of Israel, what will the rest of the world do or say? I know, in the name peacefull co-existance, they will opt for the Hamas plan, and the Jews will either have to fight alone, or submit. But, not to worry, there will be somene in the wings that will tell Israel to accede to the agreement, and this person will sign a guarantee to Israel, that Israel will be protected from then on. Hmm, isn’t this what was predicted 2000 years ago by the bible? This opens up the arrival of 666.

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- Vickie Dhaene
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 4:47pm
  3 1/2 years to Tribulation?
  
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lessoneleg
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 4:07pm
oh yeah, let’s provide the Hamas murderers with a vantage point to rain down easier weapons to kill innocent people of Israel. this has to be the most stupid statement or demand. I really don’t believe most people realize that the Golan Heights sits with strategic views of the whole vast middle interior of Israel. Should Israel give back that position strategically they permit the radical Muslims, which can’t be trusted, with a point to pummel the middle of Israel into two separated districts.
You’d have to be out of your mind to give up that strategic point to unreliable screwy Muslims. But then again, screwy American or westernized liberals would throw the baby out with the bathwater. Oooops, the abortionists already do.

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- 1947
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 4:22pm
  Hamas leader looks like a young HILTER
  
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ZAP
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 3:09pm
Mexico wants Texas back but they ain’t going to get it.PRICE OF LOSING A WAR

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Z
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 2:59pm
Not going to happen. Pound sand big boy.

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Zurich
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 2:56pm
Why doesn’t our “expert” Amanpour correct the statement of the terrorist Mashaal regarding the 67 borders? As we have learned this week this term is completely wrong! This is a Ceasefire Line or Armistice Line from 1949! I think that Mrs. Amanpour should either do her homework or stop helping a terrorist from propagating false statements.

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- Sgt_Rock
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 3:59pm
  Her father is Iranian and her mother is British. She has always leaned to the arab / iranian side of the equation. She is no honest broker when it comes to reporting on the middle east. She is not going to call out these turds because she sympathizes with their cause. She has never been pro-Israel. She’s a typical MSM hack. She has a lot of international experience, but she’s the not the Chief International Correspondent for CNN and a Global Affairs Anchor of ABC News, because she’s unbiased, in fact the opposite is probably the truth. She carries the banner for the liberal world view, especially when it come to the Middle East. Israel is bad, Arabs and Persians are victims and it’s the fault of the U.S. You can’t trust these idiots, in fact I would trust a freshman reporter at Univision before I trusted any of these MSM mutts.
  
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- 1947
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 4:30pm
  He’s GAY….. is that right….is that what you’re saying
  
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- shogun459
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 10:05pm
  She is on the other side.
  
  She’s not sleeping with the enemy, she IS the enemy.
  
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- John McGuirk
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 10:23pm
  Zurich
  Listen to Srg_Rock, he sees things with eyes wide open.
  Most no nothing about Amanpour’s bias.
  
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kalli
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 2:34pm
Beware! When our deceptive leader told Israel to return the land to the 1967 borders, the Lord brought on a swarm of tornadoes that hit the US within 24 hours. One tornado hit Joplin, MO. The message was clear that you do not mess with the chosen people of the Lord who gave them this land.

The palestinians should get out of Dodge while they can. Otherwise, they will reap their end.

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- John McGuirk
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 10:33pm
  Kalli
  Based on your logic, my getting the flu would be the result of impure thoughts.
  
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- Keatonc333
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 11:43pm
  I live just outside Joplin…. and you just made the stupidest comment I have ever read here! why would god punish a small town in missouri for creating a ceasefire? by means of a little land..
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 9:54am
  KEATON! You mean to tell me that you never read your own posts?
  
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GlennaBeckski
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 2:33pm
Satan’s lies know no bounaries.. literally or figuratively.

Why doesn’t Mashaal answer her question on recognizing Israel?? Everyone knows muslims are permitted / encouraged to lie for the purpose of benefiting islamic doctrine . Why doesn’t he just lie here and say yes.. we will recognize Israel??

I’m perplexed..

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stealthyk9
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 2:31pm
My message to Hamas Leader Khaled Mashaal, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, and Hamas:
Go Sandra Fluke yourself!!!

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- MIBUGNU2
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 12:04am
  Can I say that to this current Administration ??
  
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Gator6355
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 2:31pm
It is a fallacious to even attempt to bring up the pre-1967 borders. The post-1967 borders should be the starting point because the attack on Israel at that time was unprovoked. It was, yet another, attempt to push the Israelis into the ocean by a double-pronged attacked. The result was a loss of territory in three directions and those borders need to stand. Losing a war has consequences and these borders seem fit. However, Israel has, over the years, given back some of that land; however, East Jerusalem has NEVER been up for debate by the Israelis nor should it.

Bottom line, if the Palestinians wish to coexist with the Israelis, it would behoove them to show this by stopping the rocket attacks from Gaza. Lost and unreported by the MSM is the number of rockets that had rained down on Israel from July to November before finally retaliating with a focused attack leading to the present ceasefire which is, as all the others, useless and only an excuse for the Palestinians to reload and to use the puppet world press to advance their case as “poor, peaceful victims.” A blatant lie as always. Never trust the Palestinians nor their allies; the whole bunch are a bunch of murderous, lying, evil asses.

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nesmond
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 2:16pm
Woe unto those who side with evil. Israel is God’s chosen people and if God is for you, who can be against you?

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Jenny Lind
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:59pm
Too much, too late. Not going to happen, even if Obama “approves”. Israel is not stupid. Sigh, every time Hamas get’s it’s **** kicked, they ask for more. Anyone who thinks the last days are a myth needs to do some reading, but wait, that whole book is a myth to them anyway. Glad some of us have a clue. Today I am thankfull for less bombs in Israel, and many other wonderfull things. I will put my fears for my country on hold-just for today, happy Thanksgiving true Blazers .

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1TrueOne55
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:50pm
When you read the history of the conflict you will find that what is “Modern” Palestine is 90% of what is now owned by Jordan and the Hashemite King Abdullah. There are parts in Syria and what is modern day Israel but not the portions that we consider the 1967 lines. In 1948 the Arabs were guaranteed those lands that Israel now claims. Instead they have rejected every attempt at a two state solution. They began a war in 1948 when they lost most of that land and Israel lost that area called the “West Bank” to Trans Jordan. And they did not win it back until the Arabs again started a War in 1967 on a Jewish Holiday of Yom Kippur. They lost control of East Jerusalem and total control of the “West Bank” in that skirmish, the Sinai, the Golan Heights and Bekaa Valley of southern Lebanon.

And that’s research from “Wikipedia” but you can also find the same information in the Encyclopedia Britannica and other sources….

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- Sgt_Rock
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 4:19pm
  And interestingly enough, the other arabs, Jordanians, Syrians, etc, who could resolve this by putting pressure on Hamas and Hezzbollah et al, and give them lands in their “historical” home, but they want nothing to do with the so called “palestinians.” Why? Because they are serving their purpose. They keep the Israelis engaged and whittle away at their world image. They have used propaganda to sway world opinion and have turned Israel into the bad guy. The palestinians are mere cannon fodder for the arabs. Lives to be spent in furtherance of the cause. People need to wake the hell up.
  
  All of that aside, I think we agree that the Israelis owe the arabs absolutely squat. Other than another good a** whoopin’.
  
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jungle J
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:39pm
only fools listen to liars.

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WW3
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:35pm
I love Palestine.
Bombs
Kill gays
Beat women
Whats not to love, its an everyday muslim utopia.

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AbrahamsSheepdog
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:25pm
Sampson may still have strength. Look to history Isreal. Be strong.

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CulperGang
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:19pm
When the Globalist get through using this useful idiot in trying to annihilate Israel NOBODY will have a border and he and his kind won’t even be on the face of the planet.
Globalist plan for the ME = ZERO popuation.

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Black Midge
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:18pm
I don’t know about the rest of you, I have been listening to this Palestinian crap for the last 45+ years and I am sick and tired of it, every time a deal is reached, the Palestinians blow it, I wished Israel would go ahead and do what ever they need to do to end this once and for all.

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- 1TrueOne55
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:37pm
  It will only be when Jesus stops this when he steps foot on the Mount of Olives and sets up his lasting kingdom to rule the Earth.
  
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- twistin
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 2:58pm
  Ditto, ditto, and Ditt To.
  
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TSUNAMI_22
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:17pm
“Hamas Leader Mashaal: We Accept Palestinian State on ’67 Border With Right to Return”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No.

Go pound sand, Palestine.

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AbrahamsSheepdog
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:15pm
Satan has 1 goal. What’s the problem, Israel? Are you as stupid as us? Nobody condemns these murders. Infact they gain support everday, and want Jerusalem. You have a growing virus. Gods will be done.

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GO-FOR-LIBERTY
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:13pm
What double-speak. 1984~~upside down~~in~out~~good is evil~~evil is good. Send in the Marines!!!

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rickc34
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:02pm
How about returning to the borders God set up, yeah let’s go with that.

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chips1
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:01pm
Dead man walking!!!!!!

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- AbrahamsSheepdog
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:19pm
  Chip I bet you’re good buddy in a pinch. Your a Git-R-Done kinda guy.
  
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IndyGuy
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:00pm
CNN=America’s Al Jazeera…

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- Welcome Black Carter
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 9:18pm
  Islam cannot be reasoned with. All deals are made to gain time and build strength for future attacks. islam must be eliminated.
  
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