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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Hroub with criticism, -- the preamble refers to the "liberation of Palestine" and "supporting the resistance and the intifada program" (p.8). -- A separate section "Our prin- ciples" emphasizes: - "ownership" of Historic Pales- tine "by the Palestinian people is a right that does not diminish over time." - "Our Palestinian people are still living a phase of national libe- ration, and thus they have the right to strive to recover their own rights and end the occu- pation using all means, including armed struggle." -- a passage at the end: "The al- Aqsa intifada has created new realities on the ground. It has made the Oslo program a thing of the past." (8) but the fall 2005 "Electoral Platform for Change and Reform" constitutes "without a doubt the broadest vision that Hamas has ever presented concerning all aspects of Palestinian life" (p.9). All the docu- ment's 17 articles refer to several aspects of state building. The "overriding thrust of the document is the domestic scene, with particular emphasis on governance and reform" (p.10). [He lists exten- sive details to civil rights and liberties, pluralism and demo- cratic values]. Indeed, "it could be said that the document was designed to carry out exactly the kinds of reform that had been demanded by Western governments and financial institutions" (p.11)., the fall 2005 "Electoral Platform for Change and Reform" constitutes "without a doubt the broadest vision that Hamas has ever presented concerning all aspects of Palestinian life" (p.9). All the docu- ment's 17 articles refer to several aspects of state building. The "overriding thrust of the document is the domestic scene, with particular emphasis on governance and reform" (p.10). [He lists exten- sive details to civil rights and liberties, pluralism and demo- cratic values]. Indeed, "it could be said that the document was designed to carry out exactly the kinds of reform that had been demanded by Western governments and financial institutions" (p.11). supports Recent Hamas documents show a new emphasis on state building, "little inclination to radical posi- tions," and downplaying of religious "overtones" (p. 25), "In fact, the religious referen- ces are relatively few: when combined they amount to about a page and a half out of the document’s fourteen pages, including the five Quranic verses" (p.12 f.). Regarding the six articles: "Except for the 'Religious Guidance and Preaching' section, the Islamic referen- ces are overshadowed by clauses that would be stan- dard in any secular docu- ment" (p.13). "For its part, Hamas justifies its Islamic language and positions on the grounds that they reflect the true nature and aspirations of society" (15). but -- First line of the preamble: "Com- pelled by our conviction that we are defending one of the greatest ports of Islam ..." (p.8) -- Section "Our principles": - those principles stem "from the Islamic tradition that we em- brace" (p.9) - "True Islam ... is our frame of reference and our way of life." -- In the "final appeal": "When you cast your ballot, remember your responsibility before God. ... Yes, make the right choice, that you may please God and your people, God willing. Islam is the solution, and it is our path for change and reform" (p.13) -- "Six other articles have at least one reference to Islam." [He lists all of them, p. 13 f.], these are "the only places in the entire document that refer to resistance." Surpri- sing "is the virtual absence of military resistance from the platform: there is simply no comparison between the weight and detail given to civilian aspects of governan- ce promised by Hamas and the weight accorded to resistance." "Interestingly, in the single reference to 'armed struggle' ..., the em- phasis is on the right to end the occupation 'using all means, including armed struggle.' The other two re- ferences are not only very general, but are actually, as noted above, used to justify Hamas’s participation in the elections." (p.10) but -- the preamble refers to the "liberation of Palestine" and "supporting the resistance and the intifada program" (p.8). -- A separate section "Our prin- ciples" emphasizes: - "ownership" of Historic Pales- tine "by the Palestinian people is a right that does not diminish over time." - "Our Palestinian people are still living a phase of national libe- ration, and thus they have the right to strive to recover their own rights and end the occu- pation using all means, including armed struggle." -- a passage at the end: "The al- Aqsa intifada has created new realities on the ground. It has made the Oslo program a thing of the past." (8), Recent Hamas documents show a new emphasis on state building, "little inclination to radical posi- tions," and downplaying of religious "overtones" (p. 25) therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) There has been an "an evolution in Hamas’s political thinking toward pragmatism and the Palestinian 'mainstream'." (p.25), Recent Hamas documents show a new emphasis on state building, "little inclination to radical posi- tions," and downplaying of religious "overtones" (p. 25) this is interesting because "these remarkable documents, so revealing of Hamas’s evolving thought and emphases, have received practically no coverage in the West- ern media or official circles. ... Instead, Hamas continues to be character- ized with reference to its 1988 charter, drawn up less than a year after the movement was established in direct response to the outbreak of the first inti- fada and when its raison d’ˆetre was armedresist- ance to the occupation." (p.7), Hamas's activities tell another story objects Recent Hamas documents show a new emphasis on state building, "little inclination to radical posi- tions," and downplaying of religious "overtones" (p. 25), all this might be "a ploy to gain power by concealing true agendas" (p.26) would defeat If recent documents show a new emphasis on state building, "little inclination to radical positions," and downplaying of religious "overtones," then there has been "an evolution in Hamas’s political thinking toward pragmatism and the Palestinian 'main- stream'." (p.25), this consideration refers exactly to the same information that is used to support the reason. It cannot exclude the possibility that all this is only part of "a ploy to gain power by concealing true agendas" objects "it is equally true that the 'new' discourse of diluted religious content —to say nothing of the movement’s increasing pragmatism and flexibility in the political domain—reflects genuine and cumulative changes within Hamas" (p.27), the March 2006 "draft National Unity Government program" ... supports Recent Hamas documents show a new emphasis on state building, "little inclination to radical posi- tions," and downplaying of religious "overtones" (p. 25), "it is equally true that the 'new' discourse of diluted religious content —to say nothing of the movement’s increasing pragmatism and flexibility in the political domain—reflects genuine and cumulative changes within Hamas" (p.27) objects all this might be "a ploy to gain power by concealing true agendas" (p.26), There has been an "an evolution in Hamas’s political thinking toward pragmatism and the Palestinian 'mainstream'." (p.25) leads to the author's belief that "the 'new Hamas,' if the movement is given time, will be consolidated from its own experience in power, at the forefront of Palestinian politics" (p.27), -- First line of the preamble: "Com- pelled by our conviction that we are defending one of the greatest ports of Islam ..." (p.8) -- Section "Our principles": - those principles stem "from the Islamic tradition that we em- brace" (p.9) - "True Islam ... is our frame of reference and our way of life." -- In the "final appeal": "When you cast your ballot, remember your responsibility before God. ... Yes, make the right choice, that you may please God and your people, God willing. Islam is the solution, and it is our path for change and reform" (p.13) -- "Six other articles have at least one reference to Islam." [He lists all of them, p. 13 f.] but the fall 2005 "Electoral Platform for Change and Reform" constitutes "without a doubt the broadest vision that Hamas has ever presented concerning all aspects of Palestinian life" (p.9). All the docu- ment's 17 articles refer to several aspects of state building. The "overriding thrust of the document is the domestic scene, with particular emphasis on governance and reform" (p.10). [He lists exten- sive details to civil rights and liberties, pluralism and demo- cratic values]. Indeed, "it could be said that the document was designed to carry out exactly the kinds of reform that had been demanded by Western governments and financial institutions" (p.11)., the "cabinet platform delivered by Prime Minister–elect Ismail Haniyeh on 27 March 2006 ... supports Recent Hamas documents show a new emphasis on state building, "little inclination to radical posi- tions," and downplaying of religious "overtones" (p. 25), If recent documents show a new emphasis on state building, "little inclination to radical positions," and downplaying of religious "overtones," then there has been "an evolution in Hamas’s political thinking toward pragmatism and the Palestinian 'main- stream'." (p.25) therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) There has been an "an evolution in Hamas’s political thinking toward pragmatism and the Palestinian 'mainstream'." (p.25)