Middle East Star Saturday 8th December, 2012
? Khaled Meshaal vows Israel will not be recognised
? Large audience in Gaza gives him tumultuous welcome
? Hamas leader back home for first time in 37 years
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has vowed he will never recognise Israel.
Meshaal made the declaration on Saturday at a rally attended by thousands of people to mark the militant group's 25th anniversary.
Speaking on his first visit to Gaza after decades in exile, the Hamas leader said: "Palestine is ours from the river to the sea and from the north to the south is our land and our right and out nation, no concession on an inch or part of it."
At least 200,000 supporters waved flags, giving the 56-year-old a hero's welcome as he said: "It is impossible to recognise the legitimacy of the Israeli occupation. There is no legitimacy for occupation, therefore there is no legitimacy for Israel no matter how long it will take. Palestine is ours and not for the Zionists."
His trip has come just two weeks after an eight-day conflict between Israel and Hamas that ended with a ceasefire.
Meshaal also promised to free Palestinian prisoners held in Israel, indicating Islamist militants would try to kidnap Israeli soldiers to use as bargaining chips.
Mr Meshaal entered Gaza from Egypt on Friday, touching his head to the ground in celebration.
Apart from a brief visit to the West Bank in 1975, Mr Meshaal had not visited Palestine since his family left in 1967.
In 1997 Israeli agents tried to poison him.
Source: http://www.middleeaststar.com/index.php/sid/211256743/scat/940f2bfd509e743b
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