Fathi Hamad

Fathi Hamad (or Fathi Hammad ) ( ) is a political leader of Hamas . In April 2009, he was appointed the new Interior Minister in replacement of Said Seyam who was assassinated by Israel in the 2009 Gaza War . Hamad became a Hamas affiliated member of the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006, representing his home town of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza. He also leads the Hamas Public Affairs Department and is the director of Al Aqsa TV , the Hamas-run television station. In November 2009, Waad, a Gaza charity headed by Hamad, offered a $1.4 million bounty to any Arab citizen of Israel who abducts an Israeli soldier. While Palestinian militant groups have frequently called on Arab-Israelis to kidnap soldiers, this marked the first time money had been offered. Despite Hamad's hostility toward Israel, his ill three-year old daughter was sent to Jordan for medical treatment through the Israeli-controlled Erez crossing . Her subsequent transfer to Jordan was authorized by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and the IDF Chief of General Staff Gabi Ashkenazi . A speech made by Hamad broadcast on Al Aqsa TV in February 2008 (see video [1] ) has been used as evidence by Israel and others that Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups make use of human shields . In the speech, Hamad states: "For the Palestinian people, death has become an industry, at which women excel, and so do all the people living on this land. The elderly excel at this, and so do the mujahideen and the children. This is why they have formed human shields of the women, the children, the elderly, and the mujahideen, in order to challenge the Zionist bombing machine. It is as if they were saying to the Zionist enemy: 'We desire death like you desire life.'" "Hamas officially announces Fathi Hamad new Interior Minister" . Middle East Review of International Affairs . 13 (4).

Fathi Hamad ( ), also spelled as Fathi Hammad , is a political leader of Hamas . In April 2009, he was appointed the new interior minister in the Gaza Strip, replacing Said Seyam who was assassinated by Israel in the 2008-09 Gaza War . Hamad became a Hamas-affiliated member of the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006, representing his home town of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza. He also leads the Hamas Public Affairs Department and is the director of Al-Aqsa TV , the Hamas-run television station. In November 2009, Waad, a Gaza charity headed by Hamad, offered a $1.4 million bounty to any Arab citizen of Israel who abducts an Israeli soldier. While Palestinian militant groups have frequently called on Arab-Israelis to capture soldiers, this marked the first time money had been offered. Hamad's is ill three-year-old daughter was sent to Jordan for medical treatment through the Israeli-controlled Erez Crossing . Her subsequent transfer to Jordan was authorized by then Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak and the then IDF Chief of General Staff Gabi Ashkenazi , at the request of the Jordanian king Abdullah . A speech made by Hamad broadcast on Al-Aqsa TV in February 2008 has been used as evidence by Israel and others that Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups make use of human shields . In the speech, Hamad states: "For the Palestinian people, death has become an industry, at which women excel, and so do all the people living on this land. The elderly excel at this, and so do the mujahideen and the children. This is why they have formed human shields of the women, the children, the elderly, and the mujahideen, in order to challenge the Zionist bombing machine. It is as if they were saying to the Zionist enemy: 'We desire death like you desire life.'" In an interview which aired on Al-Aqsa TV on 14 December 2010 (as translated by MEMRI ), Hamad stated that Hamas receives support because: The Jews have become abhorred and loathed outcasts, because they live off corruption and the plundering of the peoples – not only the Arab and Islamic peoples, but all the peoples of the world. The world has begun to be aware of this corrupting danger, and to applaud Hamas. The entire world says: "Bravo, Hamas, for confronting these people of corruption"...Hamas will receive its means of survival, its arms, and its supporters from where it is least expected, because the hatred for the Jews is on the rise, and people who hate the Jews find no [other] way to fulfill their hatred of the Jews and of the Americans – the Americans too have become abhorred throughout the world, because of their corruption, for they are led by the Jews. On 24 December 2013, Hamad made a speech in which he claimed that after the elimination of Israel, Islam will take over the world and establish a new Islamic caliphate. Hamad made a speech in which he predicted that the state of Palestine will replace Israel by 2022. Middle East Review of International Affairs . 13 (4).

Palestinean politician Fathi Ahmad Hamad ( , also spelled Fathi Hammad ; born 3 January 1961, Beit Lahia , northern Gaza ) is a political leader of Hamas , a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council . In April 2009, he was appointed Interior Minister in the Hamas administered Gaza Strip , replacing Said Seyam who had been assassinated by Israel during the 2008-09 Gaza War . He ceased being Interior Minister in June 2014 on the formation of the Fatah-Hamas unity government . In September 2016, Hamad was designated a terrorist by the US State Department and added to its global terrorist list, meaning that US citizens and companies are banned from doing business with him, and any property he holds in areas under US jurisdiction are frozen. Hamas officially announces Fathi Hamad new Interior Minister . Palestinian Press, 27 April 2009 New Hamas cabinet approved by lawmakers .

Palestinian politician (born 1961) Fathi Ahmad Hamad ( Arabic : فتحي أحمد حماد , also spelled Fathi Hammad ; born 3 January 1961) is a Palestinian politician and member of the Hamas political bureau.

Palestinian politician (born 1961) Fathi Ahmad Hamad ( Arabic : فتحي أحمد حماد , also spelled Fathi Hammad ; born 3 January 1961) is a Palestinian politician and member of the Hamas political bureau. "حركة المقاومة الإسلامية - حماس" [Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas]. hamas.ps .