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.”

  • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
    1132·
    9 months ago

    Hamas is very moderate compared to groups like ISIS or israel.

    There’s Christians living in Gaza being killed by israel not Hamas.

    Hamas doesn’t try to create a “Muslim only state” like Zionists do for their Apartheid.

      • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
        730·
        9 months ago

        No this is you not being informed and consuming too much propaganda.

        Saying Hamas needs to disappear is equally as unproductive as saying israel needs to disappear.

        And israel is by far the worse of these two groups.

          • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
            620·
            9 months ago

            You said it was an excuse to wipe out Gaza in your first comment.

            But factually It is not an excuse. Because negotiations with them are very possible. Hamas has very high credibilty on their promises (which people here don’t like to hear)

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
              122·
              9 months ago

              In other words, I never said that Hamas needs to disappear.

              You think Gaza = Hamas?

              Because it doesn’t.

              What I said was that Netanyahu wants to wipe out Gaza (and The West Bank.) Hamas was how he found an excuse to do it. I mean this isn’t a secret. Even some Israelis admit it.

              So maybe don’t accuse me of supporting Israel when you imply that everyone in Gaza is Hamas.

              • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
                416·
                9 months ago

                Okay so do you believe that Hamas needs to disappear for peace to be achieved or not?

                • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                  53·
                  9 months ago

                  What peace? Israel doesn’t want peace. They want to completely wipe out Palestine. You don’t conduct a genocide and just agree to stop.

                  Also, why are you asking me if I believe that now when you already accused me (falsely) of saying it? You could, at the very least, acknowledge that what you said about me wasn’t true.

                  • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
                    510·
                    9 months ago

                    Sure, if that wasn’t what you believe I apologize for misinterpreting it and retract my previous comments.