Anyone expecting that Hamas? overwhelming victory in Palestinian legislative elections would transform the terrorist organization into a moderate political force was in for an unpleasant surprise over the weekend.

In a document released to the press outlining the incoming Hamas government?s guiding principles, the organization made clear that it has not budged one inch from its determination to continue killing innocent Jews.

Hamas plans to use the levers of government that will be at its disposal in order to continue carrying out terrorist attacks against the Jewish state. The Palestinian Authority, and all its ?security? branches, will now be guided by the explicit policy of ?resistance in all its forms?, which is Hamas-talk for suicide bombings, shootings and other types of attacks....

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Michael Freund served as Deputy Director of Communications & Policy Planning in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office under former premier Binyamin Netanyahu. He is Founder and Chairman of Shavei Israel (www.shavei.org), which reaches out and assists "lost Jews" seeking to return to the Jewish people.