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Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Hamas: Kerry unwelcome after accusing us of terrorism
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Hamas spokesman has come out against John Kerry’s visit to the region, during which the US secretary of state said Israel had the right to defend itself from Palestinian attacks.
“We in Hamas condemn Kerry’s statement in which he considered the Palestinian Intifada as terrorism, and we regard these remarks as an evidence of the US’s bad intentions and absolute support of the Israeli terrorism,” spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri says in a statement posted to the Hamas website.
“We consider Kerry’s visit unwelcome and insulting to Palestinians, and we call on the Palestinian Authority to reject it.”
Kerry, who already met with Netanyahu and Rivlin, is scheduled to round out his trip Tuesday evening with a meeting in Ramallah with PA President Mahmoud Abbas.
The Times of Israel Community.