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Hamas leader Sinwar: ‘We decided to turn our women and children into a dam blocking Arab collapse’

Al-Sinwar said Hamas member could have “rained thousands of missiles down” on Israeli cities, but instead chose to take off their military uniforms and join the marches.

HHamas Leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar: Our People Took Off Their Military Uniforms and Joined the Marches; We Decided to Turn the Bodies of Our Women and Children into a Dam Blocking Arab Collapse

Hamas Leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar: Our People Took Off Their Military Uniforms and Joined the Marches; We Decided to Turn the Bodies of Our Women and Children into a Dam Blocking Arab Collapse Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Al-Sinwar emphasized in a May 16 interview with Al-Jazeera TV that although Hamas has chosen the “wonderful and civilized” method of non-armed clashes, it would not hesitate to resort to armed struggle again when required by the circumstances. Al-Sinwar said that Hamas member could have “rained thousands of missiles down” on Israeli cities, but instead, chose to take off their military uniforms and join the marches. He added that against the images of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, the Palestinians had painted an image of heroism and determination with their sacrifices – “the sacrifice of their children as an offering for Jerusalem and the Right of Return.” “When we decided to embark on these marches,” he said, “we decided to turn that which is most dear to us – the bodies of our women and children – into a dam blocking the collapse in Arab reality.”

Posted by The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) on Thursday, May 17, 2018

Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Al-Sinwar emphasized in a May 16 interview with Al-Jazeera TV that although Hamas has chosen the “wonderful and civilized” method of non-armed clashes, it would not hesitate to resort to armed struggle again when required by the circumstances.

Al-Sinwar said Hamas member could have “rained thousands of missiles down” on Israeli cities, but instead chose to take off their military uniforms and join the marches.

He added that against the images of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, the Palestinians had painted an image of heroism and determination with their sacrifices—“the sacrifice of their children as an offering for Jerusalem and the ‘Right of Return.’ ”

“When we decided to embark on these marches,” he said, “we decided to turn that which is most dear to us—the bodies of our women and children—into a dam blocking the collapse in Arab reality.”

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