- Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Shaul Bartal
- Paper No. 1048
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Hamasโs 31st anniversary was marked with a string of terror attacks and an official statement by the organizationโs leader, Ismail Haniyeh, rejecting any recognition of the legitimacy of Jewish statehood. This provides further proof, if any were needed, of the impossibility of reaching a long-term arrangement with the organization.