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.”

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      7 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?

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        7 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?

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          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?

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            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.