US Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace Process Jason Greenblatt publicly criticizes the Palestinians for the second time in a matter of hours, this time taking issue with the flying of flaming kites into Israel.
“Kites with bombs and molotovs attached are not ‘peaceful demonstrations’ — it is terrorism plain and simple,” Greenblatt tweets.
“Hamas is responsible and making matters worse for Palestinians in Gaza,” he concludes.
Earlier Sunday, Greenblatt chided “Hamas rioters” who sabotaged infrastructure on the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom goods crossing two days prior.
“As the world tries to ease humanitarian suffering of Palestinians in Gaza, Hamas rioters vandalize and burned the primary humanitarian crossing point,” Greenblatt tweets.
“When will the people see Hamas is destroying what could be a thriving metropolitan area? Peace is the only hope for a future,” he concludes.
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