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
    388·
    8 months ago

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

    • jj4211@lemmy.world
      121·
      8 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
      2132·
      8 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
        184·
        8 months ago

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

          • PatFusty@lemm.ee
            154·
            8 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?

              • PatFusty@lemm.ee
                84·
                8 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
                  810·
                  8 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 of some downvotes. The correct moral position is already obvious. 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