The trick here is that in reality, there is no occupation, so there should be no resistance. The fact is that Israel is the only country in the world with any actual legal right to the territories that today comprise Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. This is established in the Mandate for Palestine, which was intended to establish a Jewish national home, and is still the governing legal authority for who actually has a legal right to the area, as it has not been superseded. Also, even by the terms of Mashal’s own argument, there has been no occupation in Gaza since 2005, so there should be no resistance. Mashal is couching what is actually a jihad to destroy the Jewish state in terms of occupation and resistance because he knows those terms will resonate among leftists in the West.
“Khaled Mashal, Head Of Hamas Abroad At Al-Jazeera Forum In Doha: As Long As There Is Occupation, There Will Be Resistance – Resistance Is The Right Of Every Nation,” MEMRI, February 8, 2026:
Khaled Mashal, head of Hamas Abroad, said in a February 8, 2026 session of the Al-Jazeera Forum in Doha, Qatar, that as long as there is occupation, there will be resistance. He elaborated that resistance is the right of any people under occupation and is embedded in the memory of every nation, noting that the history of all nations begins with great battles against their enemies. Mashal stressed that October 7 was not the beginning of the conflict.
Khaled Mashal: “The philosophy of the resistance is that as ling [sic] as there is occupation, there will be resistance. Resistance is the right of people under occupation, and it is part of international law and divine laws. Resistance is part of the memory of nations. It is part of the human memory that nations are proud of. Today, when y read the history of any nation, it starts with its big battles against its enemies. This is how we analyze Palestinian behavior. We should not see October 7 as the beginning of the conflict.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
As long as there are mohammedans in Israel/Judea/Samaria/Gaza, there will be jihad
Josh Loudermilk says
Please don’t omit Galilee.
Judea, Haza, Samaria and Galilee.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Josh
Galillee is already Israel’s, as are the Golan Heights. Israel was the first entity I listed above
Rob Porter says
I have no idea why anyone would expect a modicum of truthfulness, honesty or factual accuracy from a serious Muslim. With them it is all lies and deceit because their Allah is in fact just Satan masquerading as God and thus ‘the father of lies’. When I consider these people I equate them with bits of shark dung resting on the floor of the ocean.
How I wish the West could find a form of crusader leader who is as dedicated to crushing Islam as Muslims are to crushing Western civilization.
ploome says
A leader needs allies…and we have a leader in Trump, but our so called EU allies are MIA as is the UK
whose ruling classes are enamored of the arabs and their oil money
even the corrupt, louche catholic leaders, wash the feet of muslims who are daily slaughtering Christians, unhindered by the Vatican which is more obsessed with their ceremonial finery and overwhelming ceremonial theatre.
More than they care about the thousands and millions faithful Christians, being murdered and oppressed in Africa and islamic societies today.
The only unifying events that seems to have caused major outrage from all western and Christian leaders was Gaza, and another opportunity to accuse the Jews of a new version of blood libel.
ploome says
As long as there are mohammedans there will be jihad
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Yes & no. If mohammedans are sandboxed in their own countries, then they may either be in a homogeneous peace, such as in countries like Algeria, Mauritania,… Or they may engage in taqfiri jihad, such as in countries like Sudan, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen,… – all of which need be none of our business, unless we are stupid enough to allow that to be a pretext to let them into our countries
gravenimage says
Yep…
TFfy says
Israel Reid to take him out, but missed, and was forced by Trump to apologize to Qatar for doing so. He stole $billions meant for Gazans for his own coffers and billik s more were stolen to finance tunnel networks, weapons, etc, instead of useful infrastructure for Gaza.
It’s amazing tha the world was duped into such “charitable” giving!
Ugly 312 says
As stated above as God himself would have stated it. As long as Mudhommad’s occupy the land of Israel there will be death and destruction.
Rick Gordon says
The barbarians don’t care about human rights, who was where first, or the history of western civilization. They only want to kill or maim Jews (and afterwards Christians).
Other than those who read these articles, nobody seems to care – especially politicians.
OLD GUY says
It appears that many politicians can be bought to look the other way with contributions to their campaign funds and bank accounts.
Walter Sieruk says
That high ranking Muslim terrorist chief of Hamas is very ignorant that he doesn’t understand that it’s impossible to have a genuine resistance against a people who are the legitimate aires to a land Therefore , the Jewish people are not occupiers” of that land, because it is their land.. For God had declared so in His Word,the Bible,For that this land belongs to the Jew as seen in, for example, Genesis 28:13-15. 35:10-12. Deuteronomy 32:48,49. Psalm 105:7-11. 135:4.So they own that land by Divine Right.
. Furthermore, the Jewish people should have this land by historic rights as shown in First Kings 4:20,21, 24,25. 8:55, 56.
Well, many Muslims do say that they “respect the Bible.” If they do really “respect the Bible ” then they should also respect its decrees. meaning to who that land actually belongs to.
Westman says
Khaled Mashal, terrorist: “As long as there is occupation, there will be resistance.”
We shall fix that with his actual meaning of resistance:
“As long as there is occupation, we will murder, rape, and torture Israelis.”
And if Marshal gets what he demands: “There will be even more murder, rape, and torture applied to Israelis until they are totally gone from the region.”
Khaled Mashal is a typical jihadist liar – Israelis will have no peace for there will be no end to Hamas attacks even if the Palestinians have their own state. The best outcome is the destruction of Hamas whose baby mills are busy churning out little future terrorists.
ploome says
“Khaled Mashal, terrorist: “As long as there is occupation, there will be resistance.””
to Khaled and and to muslims, “occupation” means unbeliever occupying and ruling their own societies and lands, and not ruled by muslims and islam.
jihad. is forever or until “peace” is achieved
to islam, peace is sura 9:29
Fight those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day, nor comply with what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, nor embrace the religion of truth from among those who were given the Scripture,1 until they pay the tax,2 willingly submitting, fully humbled.
muslims use words we know, but with their own eccentric understanding, based on their sharia and koran.
abu taleb says
Therefore, we can not trust muslims for any peace, because as long as an area is not controlled by muslims and following shariah law, the area is always under occupation.
ploome says
understand that the “peace” muslims want is
Fight those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day, nor comply with what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, nor embrace the religion of truth from among those who were given the Scripture,1 until they pay the tax,2 willingly submitting, fully humbled.
what we think of as peace, muslims consider an affront, humiliation and attack on islam
Billy says
Islam’s Muslims are a continuous, terroristic threat to all Non-Muslims because of their discrimination, segregation, incitement, violence, and terrorism as taught in Islam’s Qur’an(Qur’an 9:5, 29, 111; 49:15, etc.).
SUPREMACIST ISLAM IS ANTICHRIST, AHISTORICAL, DECEITFUL, MILITARISTIC, AND POLITICAL continuously against the USA Constitution and Western Laws to conquer and to subjugate Non-Muslims using MUSLIM-TERRORIST-CRIMINAL-GANG ENTERPRISES with ISLAMIC LAW(SHARIA) and with CONTINUOUS, TERROR PROPAGANDA from Islam’s Qur’an as evidenced by the continuous Muslim attacks to make Islam supreme(Qur’an 2:191; 3:28, 54; 4:89-91; 7:99; 8:30, 60; 9:5, 29,111; 16:106; 45:18; 47:4, etc.). Islam, a subversive enemy of Non-Muslims, teaches, incites, and promotes murder, lies, deceit, accusations, and slander against Non-Muslims as taught in Islam’s Qur’an.
Deceitful Allah affirms Non-Muslims as enemies of Allah while Muslims continuously undermine a society from within using their man-made Qur’an with lies, obfuscation, and deceit(Qur’an 2:225; 3:54; 7:99; 8:30; 60:4, etc.). Allah in Qur’an 4:101 says, “…Surely the infidels[Non-Muslims] were your clear enemies.” Allah expects all Muslim believers to war against all non-Muslims until the Unbelievers convert to Islam or face Muslim violence. Corrupt Allah in Qur’an 8:39 says, “And engage in war with them[Non-Muslims] until there will not be sedition and the religion will be completely to Allah…” As a result, Non-Muslims are marked for death by Islam and its Muslims.
Worthless Islam is a civilization-destroying, delusional, indoctrinating, cancerous fraud because there is NO MECCA, NO MUHAMMAD, and NO Qur’an in the 7th century AD in Saudi Arabia despite the Muslim Standard Islamic Narrative claims; the Deceitful House of Islam is founded on propaganda, lies, intimidation, and deceit where Islam’s 1400-year traditions are based on fallacy and myth including a more than 300-year gap with no documented history. Hence, NEVER give money to Islamic Countries, Islamic Organizations, Mosques, Islamic Schools, etc. because your are funding your ultimate destruction. Islam must be banned as illegal, and we have the legal right to defend ourselves from Muslim violence.
Islam’s Muslims are to be Seditionist Terrorists for Allah with their MONEY and their LIVES. Allah in Qur’an 49:15 teaches, “Surely the believers[Muslims] are only those who believed in Allah and his messenger. They do not doubt, and they performed jihad with their MONEY and their LIVES for the sake of Allah. Those are the truthful.” Again, Islam is a FACTITIOUS IDEOLOGY and CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION despicably fabricated over time into the 21sth century, and there is NO PEACE only genocidal obliteration with Islam and its deceitful Muslims(Qur’an 7:18; 8:39: 9:5, 29, 111; 11:119; 32:13; 47:4, etc.).
Demonic ALLAH claims MUSLIMS are a greater TERROR than serpentine Allah in Islam’s Qur’an. Allah in Qur’an 59:13 says, “You[Muslims] are a greater terror in their chests than Allah. This is because they[Jews & Christians] are people who do not understand.” Allah in Qur’an 9:29 commands, “Engage in war with those who do not believe in Allah nor in the last day. Nor forbid what Allah and his messenger forbid, nor believe in the religion of the truth among those who have given the book until they pay the jizyah out of hand and they are subdued.”
Totalitarian Islam, its Mosques, its Schools, its Sharia Courts, its Organizations, etc. are Terrorist-Criminal Enterprises of hatred and enmity against all Non-Muslims as totalitarian Islam, the House of Satan, islamizes the society with impunity(Qur’an 2:225; 5:14, 64; 60:4; 9:5, 29, 111, etc.). As taught from Islam’s Qur’an, Islam should be banned for its incitement, funding, and promotion of hybrid warfare, violence, terrorism, criminality, hatred, human trafficking, and discrimination against women, children, and Non-Muslims.
Hateful Allah describes Muslim women in Jenna, Allah’s Paradise, as whores of Allah in Qur’an 56:37. Also, Allah stirs hatred, cursing, and punishment against Christians until the resurrection day as Qur’an 5:14 instructs, “And some of those who say, ‘Surely we are Nasara (Christians),’ we took their covenant. So they have forgotten a part of what they were reminded of, so we have stirred up ENMITY and HATRED among them until the resurrection day. And Allah will inform them of what they were doing.” See also Qur’an 2:225; 60:4; 8:55.
Tony Alex says
Thank you for that excellent, thoughtful summary, Billy. 👏🏼
Tony Alex says
Islam is a malignant tumour on this world. And like every other tumour, it has to be removed or made benign. I know which I would prefer.
Hank says
‘As long as there is occupation, there will be resistance’
He just explained the ongoing Iranian people’s resistance to the Islamic occupation of Iran in 1979.
I guess to save himself from the noose he deflects the ongoing resistance in his country to Gaza and hopes to get support.
Hopefully, Iran will de-Islamize as too many Iranian citizens have been massacred already by Islam. They need to get back to their pre-Islamic roots before the Arab takeover of MoMo and kick-out Islam for good. Hard to grasp that it was known to people as the Switzerland of the Middle East before 1979 and in history had the biggest known Empire ruled by Cyrus the Great compared to today under Islam and its currency at zero.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Hank
Khaled Mashal is a Pali, not an Iranian. You are right that everything he’s saying is truer about Iran than about “Balestine” (as Goldie Ghamari calls it)
I do disagree about one thing. While Iran was a pretty decent country before 1979, it was still a very muslim country, which is a part of why the jihadists managed to come to power. It’s different today, after 47 years of a theocratic islamic regime. In 1979, it was accurate that 90% of Iran was shi’a and another 9% sunni. Today, it’s more like 32% & 5%, but that too assuming that nothing has statistically changed from 2020 to now. Goldie believes that it’s more like 20% of Iranians are muslim of any sect
Hank says
Thanks for the info.
The de-Islamization window of Iran is getting smaller by the day if the Iranian people don’t soon get the little help they are asking for against the armed IRGC jihadists (and throw in the bombing of more Nuclear bomb and ballistic missile manufacturing facilities of the jihadist rulers). There isn’t even a need for boots on the ground as the Iranian people are themselves doing the fighting and dying on the ground. I wonder where those two yoyo’s, Kushner and Witkoff, are at the moment? Are they still trying to make a deal?
Sidenote: Yes Goldie is quite an interesting person. She starts with “Iranian here, with another pro-tip on the Middle East ……..” and ends with “…And now you know” .
gravenimage says
Hamas top dog Khaled Mashal: ‘As long as there is occupation, there will be resistance’
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No one ever says how Israel having not been in Gaza for over 20 years is “occupation”…