“[Some] have said Hamas wants to create an Islamic emirate in Gaza. We won’t do that, but we will build an Islamic state in Palestine, all of Palestine … We know exactly how to liberate the land of Palestine, and we know how to hit every inch of Palestine with our hands, brains, and money.” (Hamas Political Bureau member Mahmoud Al-Zahar in an interview with Al-Ayyam Newspaper, 01/10/2014)