This all started on May 14, 1948 when Israel established itself as a free nation. At the time, the Jews were about a third of the population of Palestine the British Protectorate created after World War One. The following day, the armies of four Arab countries—Egypt, Syria, Transjordan and Iraq—entered into parts of what had been British Mandatory Palestine, launching the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The apparent purpose of the invasion was to prevent the establishment of the Jewish state at inception, and some Arab leaders talked about “driving the Jews into the sea”.
Hamas formed in late 1987 at the beginning of the first Palestinian intifada (uprising). Hamas is a Sunni Islamic group that does not recognize Israel’s right to exist and whose goals from the beginning have been to liberate Palestine from Israeli occupation through any means necessary.
Unlike the Palestinian Authority, Hamas does not support the so-called two-state solution — the creation of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state alongside Israel — as a permanent solution. It advocates for a Palestine from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, without an Israel. (Some extremists in the current right-wing Israeli government similarly believe in an Israel from the river to the sea, without Palestine. Israelis are not likely to kill millions of Palestinians to reach their objective as it is only the right-wing of their government that holds this view.
As is evident now, Hamas wants to kill every Jew to reach its objective.
This week revenge is the goal of the Israeli government.
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