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May 5, 2017

The New Hamas Document Doesn’t Suggest Any Changes in Policy

It’s really about repairing relations with the Arab world.

For some weeks, optimistic rumors have circulated that the Gaza-based terrorist organization Hamas was poised to issue a new charter, and a draft was even leaked to the Arabic-language press. On Monday, Hamas’s outgoing leader, Khaled Meshal, officially released the document, which, because it emphasizes war with “Zionists” and the “Israeli entity” rather than with all Jews as such, has been taken in some quarters as a sign of moderation. Kate Havard and Grant Rumley explain why it is not:

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