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Quote by Ismail Haniyeh
the spirit of revenge and murder
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This phrase describes a destructive attitude shaped by revenge and the killing of others. “Spirit” refers here to the force or mindset behind such actions, not to a supernatural being. It presents revenge and murder as connected expressions of the same violent impulse.
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