Hamas has spent the past few days boasting that Israel's withdrawal from Gaza is a victory for its own terrorist campaign, and is now looking towards the future as well.
News First Class, a Hebrew news website run by investigative journalist Yoav Yitzchak, features excerpts of the Hamas article, written by leading Hamas figure Dr. Nazar Rian.
"Ashkelon and Ramle [cities in pre-1967 Israel] will soon return to us as well," Rian writes. The Hamas terrorist organization has long boasted that Israel's end is near, but its latest threats take on a different context following the destruction of Jewish Gaza. More than the Fatah terror group, Hamas has held several "victory parades" over the past few days.
Plans are also being made for the more immediate future. The Palestinian Authority is preparing to take over the lands of the Jewish communities in Gaza - and one of its main concerns is which terrorist's name should be given to which city.
Though plans on paper are not necessarily indicative of what will actually occur, the PA says it has plans to build a 3,000-unit city on the land of Morag, in southern Gush Katif. The United Arab Emirates has already donated $100 million for the city, and wants it to be called Halifa City, in honor of the UAE president.
The French news agency reports, however, that Arabs in Gaza want to give it a different name: Lands of Victory. They similarly want to call N'vei Dekalim "Arafat City," and Atzmonah - Shuhada (Martyrs) City. A proposal to call Netzarim after arch-terrorist Ahmed Yassin has also been submitted.