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Hamas — “A Document of General Principles and Policies” (the 2017 revised charter), presented by Khaled Meshaal, Doha, 1 May 2017 (Hamas's official English text)
Arabic 
Palestine 2017-05-01
Politician: Khaled Meshaal
Original source: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hamas-2017-document-full
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Preamble: Palestine is the land of the Arab Palestinian people […]. Palestine is a land that was seized by a racist, anti-human and colonial Zionist project that was founded on a false promise (the Balfour Declaration) […]. Palestine symbolizes the resistance that shall continue until liberation is accomplished […] and until a fully sovereign state is established with Jerusalem as its capital.
1. The Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" is a Palestinian Islamic national liberation and resistance movement. Its goal is to liberate Palestine and confront the Zionist project. Its frame of reference is Islam, which determines its principles, objectives and means.
16. Hamas affirms that its conflict is with the Zionist project not with the Jews because of their religion. Hamas does not wage a struggle against the Jews because they are Jewish but wages a struggle against the Zionists who occupy Palestine.
19. There shall be no recognition of the legitimacy of the Zionist entity. […] Rights never lapse.
20. […] Hamas rejects any alternative to the full and complete liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea. However, without compromising its rejection of the Zionist entity and without relinquishing any Palestinian rights, Hamas considers the establishment of a fully sovereign and independent Palestinian state, with Jerusalem as its capital along the lines of the 4th of June 1967, with the return of the refugees and the displaced […] to be a formula of national consensus.
25. Resisting the occupation with all means and methods is a legitimate right […]. At the heart of these lies armed resistance, which is regarded as the strategic choice for protecting the principles and the rights of the Palestinian people.
26. Hamas rejects any attempt to undermine the resistance and its arms. […]
37. Hamas believes in cooperating with all states that support the rights of the Palestinian people. It opposes intervention in the internal affairs of any country. […] How to cite this document
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(Meshaal, 2017) Meshaal, K.. (2017). Hamas — “A Document of General Principles and Policies” (the 2017 revised charter), presented by Khaled Meshaal, Doha, 1 May 2017 (Hamas's official English text) [Original language: AR]. middleeasteye.net. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hamas-2017-document-full
Meshaal, Khaled. 2017. "Hamas — “A Document of General Principles and Policies” (the 2017 revised charter), presented by Khaled Meshaal, Doha, 1 May 2017 (Hamas's official English text)." [Original language: AR] middleeasteye.net. Accessed June 21, 2026. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hamas-2017-document-full.
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