Speaking of Hamas’s October 7 attack, Griffiths said he had “total understanding” of the “trauma" it had caused Israel but that Israel would need to build a relationship with its neighbors regardless.

UN Relief Chief Martin Griffiths told a representative from Sky News on Wednesday that he did not consider Hamas to be a terrorist group.

Asked about the feasibility of Israel’s military goal to eliminate Hamas and disallow the terrorist group from having any governing say in Gaza, Griffiths responded “Hamas is not a terrorist group for us, as you know, it is a political movement. But, I think it is very very difficult to dislodge these groups without a negotiated solution; which includes their aspirations.

“I cannot think of an example offhand of a place where a victory through warfare has succeeded against a well-entrenched group, terrorist or otherwise.”

  • PatFusty@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    Hamas has been on terrorist lists since 1997. Not sure why anyone is trying to change their mind now.

    • jj4211@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      I would say it’s because people really want there to be a “good guy” in a conflict. Right now it’s abundantly clear that Israel is in the wrong in its response, but it feels damn weird to “side” with a terrorist organization. Having one evil answered with another is just… Too much…

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
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      9 months ago

      The US terror list is not the UN terror list.

      Contrary to popular brainwashing not everyone shares America’s opinion.

      • PatFusty@lemm.ee
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        9 months ago

        What about the entire EU? Or Canada? Or most of South America? Are all of these places brainwashing?

          • PatFusty@lemm.ee
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            9 months ago

            Is that the double standard you require for Hamas to be labeled a terrorist organization? In order to call Hamas a terror group, you have to acknowledge genocide in Gaza is this correct? In your world, can both be correct?

            • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
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              9 months ago

              Yes anyone with any moral authority and more intelligence than a 5 year old will confirm that israel is committing Genocide.

              Are you denying that israel is committing Genocide?

              • PatFusty@lemm.ee
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                9 months ago

                Not here to play your dumb goal post shifting games. I can say that Israel committed acts of genocide AND I can say Hamas is a terror organization. Can you do that?

                • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
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                  9 months ago

                  No I can’t because the UN doesn’t recognize Hamas as a terror group but as a political movement.

                  Every resistance group in the past has been labeled as Hamas has been labeled now. And when they came to a peace deal everyone turned around and said they were justified in their struggle.

                  I won’t hide behind hypocrisy and take a safe moral stance only because it triggers people.

                  I have the correct moral position and with time more and more people are starting to turn around to it.

                  Israel is committing Genocide and Hamas is not a terror organisation.