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Palestinians: ‘No difference between Hamas and Fatah’

It is fine for Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas to condemn Hamas on a daily basis. It is supposedly not fine, however, for the U.S. administration to condemn Hamas for terror attacks against Israel.

Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Feb. 24, 2017. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Feb. 24, 2017. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
  • It is supposedly fine for Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and his officials to condemn Hamas on a daily basis. It is supposedly not fine, however, for the U.S. administration to condemn Hamas for its terrorist attacks against Israel.
  • “The proposed [unseen] U.S. resolution is harmful to the Palestinians’ right of resistance.” – Emad Omar, Palestinian political analyst
  • This is obviously a short-lived honeymoon that will end the day after the U.N. General Assembly vote on the anti-Hamas resolution. The morning after the vote, Abbas will wake up to the realization that Hamas was a strange bedfellow indeed.
  • Read full article at Gatestone.
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