One can conclude, therefore, that Hamas has become a victim of its own success it allowed its hatred for Israel to cloud its better, more practical and intelligent judgement.

The unrecognised challenge that fell on the shoulders of our leaders and us as a people on April 18, 1980 was to define independence. Unfortunately, nobody did so.

Forty-four years have passed, our parents who either fought or assisted the liberation fighters are dying, impoverished.

Nor the one that says that God(s) exists to serve the will of humankind and not the other way round.