Moderate Iranians & Hamas-What do they have in common?

In order to understand the Iranian political climate and overall prejudicial convictions against Israel better, I would like to showcase a recent article published by E`temad. E`temad is one of the most popular papers today in Iran. Its popularity is a direct consequence of its critical view of the conservative Ahmadinejad government. The paper`s political affiliation is with the E`temad party aka "National Trust Party", which represents the reformist agenda, and whose political aims are to replace Ahmadinejad with their own candidate in the upcoming election. What is interesting to note here is the fact that a reformist anti-Ahmadinejad paper and political party is calling for the destruction of the state of Israel. The end of the article which promotes this act of genocide is highlighted for the readers aid.

I am pasting the article in its entirety:

Israel & Us
By, Ruhollah Owhadi ( member of the reformist party E`temad

The issue of Palestine and the occupation of this land by the racist Zionists has always been a salient problem for the Middle East and the Islamic world, such that the destiny of the region has been tied to Palestine. It has been the source of numerous changes and crises, the effects of which have not left the Iranian government and nation untouched. In confronting this illegitimate and occupying regime the following can be said:
1 - From a religious point of view: The first aspect when dealing with the Palestine issue is an Islamic aspect. Qods or Beit ul Moqaddas (Jerusalem) is a holy site for the Muslims. It is the site of the Isra and Mi'raj of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the Sakreh mosque with its golden dome, which is the symbol of Qods, and is the spot from where the honourable prophet of Islam ascended to heaven and descended to earth again. It was the first qibla of Muslims which was in the vicinity of the Al Aqsa Mosque and in the noble sanctuary. The land of Qods is a sacred land which belongs equally to all Muslims, it is an inalienable Islamic endowment and no government or nation has the right to negotiate or compromise over the future of Qods. It is a holy site for Christians and enjoys a special deference because of the church of ?Mahd' or ?Qiyamah' which is connected to the Christian belief in the holy road of suffering which in turn is based on the belief of the crucifixion of Jesus (upon whom be peace) by Jews. In addition to this, there are many other historical convents and churches in this city which makes the importance of Beit ul Moqaddas two-fold for Christians. Unfortunately, on the basis of an unfounded historical claim that the Prophet Sulayman (upon whom be peace) built the building of ?Heykal' or ?House of God' over the Beit ul Moqaddas mount and this building is buried under the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Sakreh dome, the Zionists have many times carried out excavations and in some cases have tried to destroy the Al Aqsa Mosque. Making Qods Jewish has always been on the agenda of the Zionist regime.
2) From a national aspect: Iran has always been and continues to be a powerful country in the Middle East. Based on its geopolitical and geo-strategic interests and in line with the 20-Year Outlook Plan, it intends to become the number one country in southwest Asia. It is clear that such a goal creates a contradiction with Israel. This is because Israel was created to become the most influential country in the Middle East and use its military and economic superiority in the region to secure the interests of its powerful world allies. Based on this, I believe that regardless of which regime or government rules Iran, innate and strategic hostility will exist between Iran and Israel. Consequently, confrontation between Iran and Israel is not merely ideological, it can also be analyzed from other angles such as strategic interests.
3) From a humane aspect: The Palestinian nation deserves praise for a number of reasons. For one it has been struggling with homelessness, violence and apartheid for more than half a century now, yet it hasn't abandoned its resistance or fortitude. Out of a population of nine million, around four million Palestinians are living outside Palestine, mostly in camps under very difficult circumstances. There are around 1,200,000 Palestinians living in Israel in the so-called green line, which is the name given to the regions occupied in 1948, and most of them have preserved their Arab and Palestinian identity. Even though they face much discrimination, attempts by the Zionists, who are suspicious of these Palestinians and believe they should be gradually expelled from Palestine because they are a time bomb in Israeli society, have been fruitless. The best evidence of this is the martyrdom of dozens of Palestinians in the recent Intifadah at Al-Qods.
The Palestinians in the lands occupied in 1967 (the western banks of the Jordan River, the Gaza Strip and eastern Al-Qods) are living in the region under the occupation and control of the Israeli army. Although in accordance with the Oslo Accords a small section of these regions were handed over to the Palestinian self-rule government, the erection of a dividing wall and the military presence of the occupiers in the region, especially in Ramallah, Al-Khalil, Al-Qods, Jenin, Nablus and Bethlehem, has created a huge prison for the Palestinians. Further problems have been created by military, political and economic pressures and the obstacles set up to restrict passage between cities and villages.
It's noteworthy that in addition to the above-mentioned approaches, the Palestinian issue can also be analyzed from legal, historical and international aspects. However, what is clear is that over the past 50 years, the racist Zionist regime has, through its terrorist acts and death squads, destroyed a civilized and cultured nation in Palestine and replaced it with an illegitimate, implanted regime, one which secures the interest of the colonialist powers and continuously creates military crises and occupation for the Middle East and Islamic World.
Based on this, whilst paying tribute to the resistance and endurance of the oppressed Palestinian nation in securing their rights, we support the formation of a Palestinian government in the whole of the occupied lands with Qods as its capital. We believe the pursuit of the ideals of Qods, which as the dear Imam (Khomeyni) said is the most important issue of the Islamic world, is our national and religious duty.