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Hamas — 2017 'Document of General Principles and Policies' (Zionism-not-Jews distinction, formula-of-national-consensus 1967-borders)
Party: Hamas
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From the Hamas Document of General Principles and Policies (Wathiqat al-Mabadi' al-Amma wa-al-Siyasat al-Amma li-Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah — Hamas), issued at a press conference in Doha 1 May 2017 by then-Hamas chairman Khaled Meshaal as a 42-article doctrinal-update from the foundational 1988 Hamas Covenant:
On the Zionist project as conflict-target (Articles 14-17 area):
'Palestine is a land that was seized by a racist, anti-human and colonial Zionist project.'
'Hamas affirms that its conflict is with the Zionist project not with the Jews because of their religion.'
On the 1967 borders framework (Articles 18-23 area, the 'formula of national consensus' language):
The document describes accepting a Palestinian state 'in accordance with the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital' as a 'formula of national consensus' while maintaining rejection of the Zionist entity.
Historical context: The 2017 Document was authored by a Hamas committee chaired by Mousa Abu Marzouk over 4 years (2013-2017). It was issued by Khaled Meshaal in Doha 1 May 2017 — a venue chosen for its symbolic distance from both Gaza (under Hamas control) and the West Bank (under PA control). The document was widely interpreted by Western analysts as a Hamas-positioning-for-international-engagement attempt; the Israeli government rejected it as 'window-dressing' that preserved the 1988 Covenant's maximalist objectives in tactical language. How to cite this document
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(Hamas, 2017) Hamas. (2017). Hamas — 2017 'Document of General Principles and Policies' (Zionism-not-Jews distinction, formula-of-national-consensus 1967-borders). en.wikiquote.org. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hamas_Charter
Hamas. 2017. "Hamas — 2017 'Document of General Principles and Policies' (Zionism-not-Jews distinction, formula-of-national-consensus 1967-borders)." en.wikiquote.org. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hamas_Charter.
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