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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    Israel’s actions have nothing to do with my assessment of Hamas as a terrorist organization.

    I don’t remember saying “children”. Let’s check…nope, I used the word kids. They killed “kids” at a “music festival”. What you do at parties isn’t my business.

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        Do explain the word “fundamentalist” for Hamas if you know your linguistics so well.

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          Seriously, do you read anyone’s comments or do you just reply to people at random and just say random shit?

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            You used the word fundamentalist in your comment to describe Hamas. Explain the word and how it applies to Hamas as you clearly have no idea what Hamas even is.

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              Please read what I wrote, because you clearly did not read it. Either that or you’re just lying. But I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and say it’s the former.

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      No those words mean exactly the same. Kids is short for children.

      So you have a source for children being killed there?

      Interesting how it is a music festival with children now instead of a drug rave.

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        Where you from, Linkerbaan? Children is plural for child. A child is below the age of puberty. A kid is a young person. Get your terminology straight.

        Also, your behavior at parties and festivals is none of my business. I don’t care what you do as long as it doesn’t harm others.

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          So aside from your amazing jargon, I’ll ask you the same question in your words:

          Where is the evidence of the children you claimed were killed at the music festival?

          You don’t ever seem to answer the actual question. Deflect dodge deflect dodge.

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            Listen to you, reflecting upon dodges and deflections. If you can’t understand the difference between kids and children, there’s nothing more I can say.

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                It amazes me when people like yourself dig the hold deeper and deeper, then wonder why it’s getting so dark all of a sudden.

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                  Sorry link me the evidence of the children you claim are killed at the music festival I can only read some bullshit above here.