Hamas to world: We will never recognize Israel. Not. Ever.

Just in case you thought they were moderating—like the morons in Norway, for instance—Hamas wants you to know, NFW will they ever recognize Israel or give up their attempt to destroy the Jewish state.

Hamas faction member Mushir al-Masri however insisted that there were no disagreements or fissures within the party. He said Hamas’ principles had not changed in any way.

The government’s platform, he explained, constitutes common basic principles that are meant to unite all the Palestinian factions but do not necessarily express all aspects of Hamas’ stance.

“There isn’t a chance any Hamas leader will ever recognize Israel,” said outgoing Interior Minister Said Siam. “We will not betray our values and we will not betray our land. We will leave this world as shahids (martyrs) without recognizing Israel.”

Siam further noted that if any Hamas member dared recognize Israel, he would be swiftly ejected from the movement. Siam did not deny, however, that considering Hamas’ values the current unity government was not ideal. However, the deadly intra-Palestinian conflicts necessitated certain concessions, he noted.

Hamas spokesperson Dr. Ismail Radwan also declared that Hamas’ values had not changed. Hamas considers resistance operations to be a strategic option to respond to the enemy’s crimes, Radwan declared.

They’ve already begun resuming “resistance” operations openly. They’ve been working with PIJ and other groups all along, just not taking credit. But now, since they have what they think they want, and the world is showing signs of caving, they can be openly genocidal again.

Hamas militants on Monday claimed responsibility for a shooting that wounded an Israeli civilian near the border with the Gaza Strip the first serious violence after formation of the new Palestinian unity government.

Uh-huh. And don’t you love this next graf?

The shooting dealt an embarrassing blow to Hamas political leaders, who have been trying to persuade the international community to recognize their coalition with the rival Fatah movement and lift a year-old economic boycott against the Palestinian government. It also exposed divisions within the Islamic militant group.

The only embarrassment Hamas would think about this shooting is that it didn’t kill the Israeli civilian. The AP is projecting, as they say in the psych biz.

But no, it’s not biased. Not at all.