Our ultimate plan is [to have] Palestine in its entirety. I say this l — Hamas

"This is not our problem. This is the problem of the international community and the nations that deal with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."

"Our people cant distinguish between resistance and terrorism. Were fighting for the liberation of our land from an occupation. When people in Europe had to fight the Nazis, they were honored, later, as freedom fighters. No one would have called Charles de Gaulle a terrorist."

"They want to present themselves to the world as if they have rights, but, in fact, they are foreign bacteria — a microbe unparalleled in the world. Its not me who says this. The Koran itself says that they have no parallel: "You shall find the strongest men in enmity to the believers to be the Jews." ... They are not human beings. They are not people. They have no religion, no conscience, and no moral values."

"Our doctrine in fighting you is that we will totally exterminate you. We will not leave a single one of you alive, because you are alien usurpers of the land and eternal mercenaries. You are the mercenaries of all times. Research the history, my brothers. Wherever the Jews lived, they spread corruption."

"Our decision is to remain in our land."

"Claims that we are trying to establish an Islamic state are false. ... Hamas is not the Taliban. It is not al-Qaeda. It is an enlightened, moderate Islamic movement."