Hamas leader discusses future of Palestinian State and Israel
{{date|January 30, 2006}}

Yesterday, [[w:Hamas|Hamas]] leader Mahmoud al-Zahar responded to [[w:Wolf Blitzer|Wolf Blitzer]]'s questions with accusations that Israel is dedicated to establishing a state covering all land between the Nile and the Euphrates rivers. Blitzer pressed al-Zahar who then stated that the blue lines on the [[w:Flag of Israel|Israeli flag]] represent the two rivers.
[[Image:Flag of Israel.svg|thumb|right|Israeli flag]] 
Al-Zahar said that the new [[Israel|Israeli]] state would include [[w:Palestine|Palestine]], [[w:Sinai Peninsula|Sinai]], [[Syria]], [[Jordan]] and part of [[Saudi Arabia]] and that the Knesset lays out the expansion plan. He went on to challenge Blitzer to ask Israeli leaders about the matter.

When the topic turned to whether Hamas has the goal of destroying Israel, the Hamas leader said that it was Israel who has atomic weapons so it is more likely that Palestine would be destroyed than Israel.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.palestinechronicle.com/story.php?sid=013006221731
|title=Hamas will make a deal 
|author=Azzam Tamimi
|pub=The Palestine Chronicle 
|date=January 30, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/29/hamas.interview/index.html
|title=Hamas leader sets conditions for truce 
|author=
|pub=CNN
|date=January 29, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0601/29/le.01.html
|title=CNN LATE EDITION WITH WOLF BLITZER
|author=Transcript
|pub=CNN
|date=January 29, 2006}}

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[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
[[Category:Middle East]]
[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category:Hamas]]
Yesterday, Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar responded to Wolf Blitzer's questions with accusations that Israel is dedicated to establishing a state covering all land between the Nile and the Euphrates rivers. Blitzer pressed al-Zahar who then stated that the blue lines on the Israeli flag represent the two rivers.
Israeli flag 
Al-Zahar said that the new Israeli state would include Palestine, Sinai, Syria, Jordan and part of Saudi Arabia and that the Knesset lays out the expansion plan. He went on to challenge Blitzer to ask Israeli leaders about the matter.

When the topic turned to whether Hamas has the goal of destroying Israel, the Hamas leader said that it was Israel who has atomic weapons so it is more likely that Palestine would be destroyed than Israel.
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