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.”

  • SeaJ@lemm.ee
    52·
    9 months ago

    Asks the people they kidnapped? You going to claim those are all military too?

    • wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works
      26·
      9 months ago

      Many are yes, how many I don’t know. But ultimately I don’t care, because I know better than to police the oppressed’s few means of resistance. And yet, what is for absolute certain is that Hamas’ military to civilians ratio is orders of magnitude better than the IDF. Yet only one these two groups has a right to violence under international law, and simple ethics.

      Don’t pass go don’t collect 3 shekels. Get lost hasbara.