Altered Hamas 2006 Electoral Platform -This is not the Hamas Electoral Platform it is a greatly shortened and paraphrased

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The full version of the Platform can be found here.
Hamas - 2006 Electoral Campaign Platform
"List for Change and Reform"
Items 1-8 are paraphrases. The real' Platform only has 8 items - #9 was added by the editor. The rest
of the text is a summary of the Platform, which is NOT noted. Article numbers are also omitted.
Students are led to believe this document is the Hamas Electoral Campaign Platform, but it is not.
In The Name Of The Most Merciful Allah
The List for "Change and Reform" believes that participation in the Legislative elections falls
within the comprehensive program for the liberation of Palestine and the return of the
Palestine People to its independent state with its capital Jerusalem.
The Change and Reform list seeks the construction of a developed Palestinian Civil society
based on multiplicity; the Palestinian political order should be such as
to help achieve the Palestinian National Rights.
The Change and reform List adopts a number of approaches to fulfill
fixed aims emanating from Islamic references - namely:
1. Islam is our Reference.
2. Palestine is Arab and Muslim Land.
3. Palestinians are one nation regardless of location.
4. The Palestinian People are still in the process of National Liberation and have the
right to use all means including armed struggle to achieve this goal.
5. The right of return to all Palestinians.
6. Adherence to the inalienable rights of the people.
7. Protect and cement National Unity as a priority.
8. The issue of prisoners and detainees tops the agenda ; on the internal policy level
the C&R aims at achieving a great number of objectives - among them: Maintaining
Palestinian fixed National Aims; Palestinian presence in Jerusalem; political freedom;
dialogue as a means to solving internal differences; freedom of expression;
assembling movement.
9. The platform of the C&R prohibits: Political detention; shedding Palestinian blood;
protection of civil society; directing the security apparatus to safeguarding the security

of the citizens.
Omits what is meant by Islamic law
Among other things the Platform calls for protecting the "Resistance" and enhancing its
role to resist Occupation and achieve Liberation.
The C&R will also build a normal Palestinian individual who takes pride in his religion, land,
freedom and dignity and is ready to sacrifice for them.
The C&R will continue to resist the erection of the Racist Wall and it will seek its destruction.
The rights of minorities are to be protected on the basis of good citizenship; public funds are
for all; the prisoners and wounded are the embodiment of sacrifice and should be accorded
full care.
Palestinian WAQF is also to be safeguarded, be it Muslim or Christian.
The relationship between the PLO and the PA should be mended so as to serve the Nation
and respect fields of specialty.
On the inter-Arab and Islamic relations the C&R calls for consolidating them; activating the
role of Arab & Islamic masses in supporting our anti-occupation stand.
The C&R will build balanced political relation with the international community to ensure
playing an effective role.
The C&R will stress on international level, the illegibility of occupation which is to be doomed
as the most grisly form of terrorism.
The C&R will reject grants with strings, at the same time it will rehabilitate cities and villages
and restore infrastructure.
Chief among its objectives internally, the C&R will combat corruption with its aspects,
administrative or financial. The C&R will apply the policy "where from did you get this"; to
achieve this goal control systems will be set up to monitor the activities of civil servants and
others.
The Islamic Law will be the source of Palestinian Legislation, the three branches, legislative,
executive and judicial are to be separated.
Constitutional tribunal is to be activated.
A number of measures, based on Islam are to be implemented. A new elections law is to be
passed so as to ensure justice and fair representation of our people. All citizens are equal

before the Law; arbitrary arrest is taboo. Dialogue should be encouraged and the respect of
the other; point of view guaranteed for all; unions are to be independent and domination is
unacceptable; political powers are recognized and their role is to be used for the sake of
establishing of civil institutions; equal opportunities for all and the principle of the right man
for the right job will be applied.
Out of our conviction of the vitality of building a well-rounded Palestinian individual, the C&R
attaches great importance to education which will keep abreast of modern innovations. Islam
of course will be the core of the Palestinian education philosophy - reforms are to be
introduced to the current education system, the C&R details its policy in this regard in 17
items proposed to rehabilitate the system. C&R lists five measures to raise the efficiency of
the clergy and regulate and care for mosques and emphasize their educational role.
The Palestinian family, as the nucleus of the Palestinian society, figures high in the C&R
platform; 16 items detail the proposed suggestions that will strengthen the family and its role.
Palestinian family Laws are to be derived from and conform to the Shari'ah law as far as the
society is concerned; reconciliation committees should be activated in order to discharge
their role as trouble-shooters.
Culture and media play a vital role in shaping the mentality and thought of citizens, and
building up of the nation's personality. Freedom of thinking, expression and fairness and
safeguarding the youth from external corruptible influence are chief among the C&R
concerns. Official media should work for enhancing the people's steadfastness and
resistance.
Women's rights will be guaranteed so that they can contribute to the building of society,
socially, economically and politically. Women's organizations should be encouraged. The
C&R enumerates the actions that they should take to raise the status of women. Youth care
is among the aims to be achieved by the C&R - talents among the young are to be tapped
and encouraged
Omits that raising children for most important role and women are 'partners in jihad'

Public land should be taken care of so that

they can be fully utilized to build villages and
public housing to be distributed fairly and
equally among those in need. Heath Care
system is to be reformed and made available
to all people, especially the needy. Health care
centers will be built to serve all sections of the
people wherever they live.
Public health and hygiene will also be taken
care of. The environment is to be protected.
Agriculture and animal husbandry will be
encouraged. Small farms will get credits in
order to effectively make use of the land. The
use of insecticides should be regulated for full
benefits. Article 15

On the economic level, the economy and

monetary system should be independent from
the Zionist entity and its economic and
monetary system. The C&R will mint
Palestinian currency; self-sufficiency is an
ultimate objective to be worked for through a
number of measures. International economic
agreements will be reconsidered and revised
so as to serve the interests of the
Omits details showing Hamas intent to move
financial system away from Europe and the
west
Palestinian people, chief among them:
*The Paris Economic agreement.

*The Free Trade Agreement with the USA.

*Partnership Agreement with the EU.
*The Economic Agreement with Egypt and Jordan.
The Economic and trade relations with the Arab and Islamic world should be developed. The
Palestinian economy should be helped to disengage itself from the dependency on Israeli
economy. Income tax laws must be reconsidered and reformed. Labor and unions and
occupational societies will be encouraged and developed; minimum wage limit should be
established to guarantee a decent standard of living for all, wages and salaries should be
linked to the index.
Roads must be updated and modernized; movement among cities and villages should be
emphasized and smooth; opening of free crossings between Palestinian territory and Jordan
and Egypt. Any foreign interference is rejected; the port and the airport are to be reopened.
CONCLUSION: Al-Aksa Intifada has created new realities on the ground, which made history
of the OSLO program. The different parties, including the Zionist occupation are for the
"burying of Oslo".
ISLAM IS THE SOLUTION AND IS OUR PATH TO CHANGES AND REFORM. OUR
PLATFORM IS OUR WAY TO ENHANCE THE BUILDING OF THE SOCIETY WHICH WAS
DESTROYED BY THE OCCUPATION. THE SAFEGUARDING OF RESISTANCE AND ITS
AGENDA IS THE WAY TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL AND ISLAMIC UNITY - ON THE WAY
TO COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL LIBERATION. THIS IS THE PLATFORM OF THE
WHOLE PEOPLE AND HOMELAND
Omits mention of armed uprising as a tactic