Policies towards Israel and Palestine Hamas' policy towards Israel has evolved. Historically, Hamas envisioned a Palestinian state on all of the territory that belonged to the British Mandate for Palestine (that is, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea). In 2006, Hamas signed the Palestinian Prisoners' Document which supports the quest for a Palestinian state "on all territories occupied in 1967". This document also recognized authority of the President of the Palestinian National Authority to negotiate with Israel. Hamas also signed the Cairo Declaration in 2005, which emphasized the goal of ending the Israeli occupation and establishing a Palestinian state. On 2 May 2017, Khaled Mashal, chief of the Hamas Political Bureau, presented a new Charter, in which Hamas accepted the establishment of a Palestinian state "on the basis of June 4, 1967" (West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem) acceptable. But the new Charter did not recognize Israel nor relinquish Palestinian claims to all of historical Palestine. Many scholars saw Hamas' acceptance of the 1967 borders as a tacit acceptance of another entity on the other side while others state that Hamas retains the long-term objective of establishing one state in former Mandatory Palestine.
PolICiES towArds IsrAel aNd pALeStINe hAMAs' POlICY towarDs isrAeL Has eVolVeD. historiCally, haMas envisIoned a pALestINian state on aLl Of the teRRitory tHat BElOngeD to THE briTish mandatE for paleStine (ThAt IS, frOm ThE joRdan river to tHE mEdITerRanean seA). iN 2006, hamAS SiGNeD the pAlEstiniaN PriSoNErs' document which supPoRTs tHe qUest foR A paLestiniAn sTaTe "oN alL TeRRiToRIeS occuPied iN 1967". ThiS documENt also ReCognIzed AutHoriTY Of the pReSideNt OF the paleStIniAn natioNal AUthority To negotiate with IsrAel. hAmaS AlSo SiGNeD tHE CairO dECLAratiOn iN 2005, WHicH eMPhasIZEd the GoAl Of Ending thE isRaeli occUpatioN anD establiShing a paleSTIniAn state. on 2 May 2017, KHaLed MAsHAL, cHIef oF thE HAmaS poLitical bureau, PresenTed A New ChARTeR, in wHich hAMaS aCCepTed the establishmeNT of a paleStiniaN staTe "on The basIs oF jUnE 4, 1967" (WEst banK, gaza STrIp and easT JerusaLem) acCeptaBle. bUT ThE nEw chArter did nOt reCogNIze israeL nOr relInQuISH palEStiNIAn ClaIms TO aLl of historicAl palEsTine. manY sChOLarS saw HAmAs' acCepTaNce of tHE 1967 borders as A tAcit AccePtance of anOtHEr ENtitY On The other SIde whiLE otheRs stAte thaT haMas RetaINs tHe long-TeRm OBjEctive oF ESTaBliShIng one stAtE In FormEr MandatoRy PalESTine.