Muslim clerics often refer to Jews and Christians as the "sons of monkeys and pigs," but for Hamas officials, such as Younes al-Astel, Jews and Christians are also bigots.
"It is in their nature," al-Astel asserts. "They believe they are the sons, the beloved people of God, and whoever is their enemy will be animals in the image of human beings made to serve them as slaves," he said.
"People who have this sick way of thinking about non-Jews, in their own mind they believe that we Arabs and Muslims don't deserve to live," al-Astel said.
"Some people may look at the Hamas struggle as one for territory in Gaza and the West Bank [Judea and Samaria], but these leaders have a much larger global goal built on centuries of resentment," he concluded.
In the Gaza Strip, Hamas has begun the largest military buildup in its history, recently stepping up its cross-border attacks against Israeli soldiers and citizens.
With their constant efforts to provoke Israel, Hamas leaders hope to put themselves at the vanguard of jihad -- "holy" war -- not just against Israel, but against the West as well.
Throughout much of the Muslim world -- from Iran to the Gaza Strip -- comes the cry "Death to America!" and "Death to Israel!"
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