Hamas TV Commentator Jamil Ziyada: We Cannot Coexist With The Jews; Life Is All About Fighting, Not Negotiations

Jamil Ziyada, a commentator on Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas-Gaza), said in a June 23, 2022 show that the Palestinians cannot coexist with the Jews and that the only way to get rid of Israel is by fighting, and not by negotiations. He said that even Palestinian children play games in which they pretend to wage a war against the Jews with toy guns and bombs, and he said that the Palestinians "take pride" in this "culture". Ziyada added: "It is all about fighting, more fighting, and then some more fighting."

Jamil Ziyada: "We cannot possibly coexist and have neighborly relations with [the Jews, who are] slayers of prophets and messengers, and the slayers of the Palestinian people.

"This gives us the drive to adhere to the Right of Return, until the time comes when we can get rid of this occupation that weighs heavily on us, and [exists] against our will.

"When our children play spontaneous games, they buy [toy] guns, pistols, and bombs, and play war games, between Arabs and Jews. This is the education and culture that we take pride in, and it is the only way, if we wish to return to Palestine and to put an end to this suffering.

"Some people say that life is all about negotiations. Not true. Life is about fighting. Life is about fighting and not about negotiating with the Israelites, or the Jews. It is all about fighting, more fighting, and then some more fighting."