Why Should Israel Agree to a Ceasefire when Hamas Vows Destruction?

摘要

In saying that "Islam" will eliminate Israel, Hamas echoes another Muslim Brotherhood document - one in which the organization vows to work in America toward "eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and 'sabotaging' its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God's religion" that is, Islam - "is made victorious over all other religions." In traditional and authoritative Islamic law, a Muslim force may agree to a truce with a non-Muslim enemy only if the Muslims reasonably expect that their opponents are prepared to convert to Islam, or if the Muslims are weak and need time to gather their strength to fight again.