ON VIDEO: THOUSANDS TRAINING FOR TERROR AGAINST ISRAEL

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ON VIDEO: THOUSANDS TRAINING FOR TERROR

17,000 'learn how to kidnap Israeli soldiers and liberate Jerusalem'

Bob Unruh

Possibly thousands of young fighters are in training for the military wing of Hamas, an organization the United States and other free nations have designated a terror organization, according to new videos distributed in the Middle East.

The videos were obtained from various sources by the Middle East Media Research Institute.

A youth camp organized by ‘Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the fighting wing of Hamas, is shown.

On screen, the cadets, many appearing to be in their teens and some  as young as 8 or 9, “demonstrate military skills, such as use of weapons, and simulate the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier.”

The report said thousands of youth are reported to have been in the training sessions, according to video from Hamas Al-Aqsa TV and other sources.

The video shows hundreds marching in time and holding weapons, firing guns and tossing an Israeli flag to the ground.

One segment shows the youths in line holding weapons across their chests. It shows the training is ongoing, since at least one youth is pointing the barrel of his gun directly at his neighbor’s head.

The subscript to the video, which is accompanied mostly by chanting music, states: “If you ever return, we will be here whether you like it or not. Allah has made a promise to us. Oh, Zionist, do not be so arrogant. You fascists, you will be vanquished.”

MEMRI said the brigades held military training camps for some 17,000 youths aged 15-21.

The report said the camps were called “Pioneers of Liberation” and were “extremely popular.”

“The purpose of the enterprise is to form the core of a popular army comprising members from all sectors of society, and to prepare the teens, ideologically and militarily, for jihad and for the struggle with Israel. Youths who participated in the camps declared that they had come to learn how to kidnap Israeli soldiers and liberate Jerusalem,” the report said.

At the camp’s closing ceremony, Jan. 27, Ismail Haniya, deputy head of Hamas’ political bureau, said: “The people’s rallying around the resistance will foil all of [Israel's] plans to harm the image of Hamas and of the ‘Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades. … The Al-Qassam Brigades’ camps are a strategic enterprise [aimed at] raising the generation of victory and liberation. Resistance and preparations for bearing arms against the enemy are no longer optional, but have become a culture embraced not only by Hamas, but by every Palestinian home and every Palestinian sector.”

MEMRI said Hamas political bureau member Khalil Al-Haya, who also spoke at the closing ceremony, called for “uniting the ummah’s (Muslim community’s) guns and strength against Israel, its major enemy .”

He continued: “All guns and efforts must be trained on the enemy, and all the banners must unite under a single banner against the occupation, in order to realize our final goal of bringing it to an end. … The Pioneers of Liberation are a clear message from the Al-Qassam Brigades, indicating that resistance activity will continue until complete liberation [is achieved].”

MEMRI reported Muhammad, 17, from the Nuseirat refugee camp said: “Resistance is our pride and strength. I joined the camp to become part of the elite youth of the Al-Qassam Brigades and kidnap Zionist soldiers in order to liberate my cousin from the occupation’s prisons.”

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