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Encyclopedia > Islamic state in Palestine

The slogan "an Islamic state in Palestine" serves as a rallying cry for the Palestinian Islamist terrorist group Hamas. It states their goal to replace Israel with an Islamic state which incorporates the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Israel, and also conveys their rationale: A slogan is a memorable phrase used in political or commercial context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. ... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ... Islamism is a political ideology derived from the conservative religious views of Muslim fundamentalism. ... Terrorism is a controversial term with multiple definitions. ... The Hamas emblem shows two crossed swords, the Dome of the Rock, and a map of the land they claim as Palestine (roughly, present-day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip). ...

  1. that there ought to be at least one Islamic state in Palestine, even if they have to establish it by force
  2. that there is no Islamic state in Palestine

The first statement is markedly different from that envisioned by the Partition of Palestine. Rather the idea behind the British Mandate of Palestine was to provide a homeland for the Jews without compromising the Arab interests in the area. Map showing the UN Partition Plan. ... The British Mandate of Palestine was a swathe of territory in the Middle East, formerly belonging to the Ottoman Empire, which the League of Nations entrusted to the United Kingdom to administer in the aftermath of World War I as a Mandate Territory. ...


The second statement is hotly debated. Jordan is sometimes argued in the West to lie within the region historically called "Palestine," it is within the area originally slated to become the British Mandate of Palestine, and it is generally considered to be within the Islamic sphere. Nonetheless, Hamas does not consider it to be an "Islamic state in Palestine" by their definition. The British Mandate of Palestine was a swathe of territory in the Middle East, formerly belonging to the Ottoman Empire, which the League of Nations entrusted to the United Kingdom to administer in the aftermath of World War I as a Mandate Territory. ...


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