The 1988 Hamas Charter explicitly calls for the destruction of Israel. It states, "Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it." It views the land of Palestine as an Islamic holy possession consecrated for future Muslim generations until Judgment Day, meaning no one can renounce any part of it. It rejects any peaceful resolution, asserting: "There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad. Initiatives, proposals and international conferences are all a waste of time and vain endeavors." It considers resistance and quelling the enemy (Israel) an "individual duty of every Muslim."