Israel's Minister for Strategic Threats Avigdor Lieberman called Saturday morning for Israel to wipe out the Hamas leadership.
"There is no point in targeting refugee camps and Beit Hanoun and all such places. For those people, who live on ten shekels (about US$2) a day, there is nothing to lose. When they are killed, they recruit themselves gladly. We have to focus on those who have something to lose -- the leaders of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad."
According to the Russia-born minister, he wants to give Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders a one-way ticket. "I see all Hamas and Jihad leaders moving about freely, continuing to provoke emotions. They must disappear, go to heaven, all of them. There is no room for compromise on this matter." retake control over the Rafah crossing and the Philadelphi Route, on the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.
Speaking to Israel Radio, far-right leader said "Judea and Samaria [the West Bank] should be handled in cooperation with Jordan, and Abu Mazen [Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas] should be ignored as he is not relevant, hated and lacking any authority in the (Palestinian) territories."
