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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    5 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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        5 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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          5 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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            5 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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              5 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.