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Monday, May 22, 2017
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Monday, May 22, 2017
Hamas says Trump smeared Palestinian ‘resistance’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePalestinian terrorist organization Hamas accuses Trump of smearing the name of Palestinian “resistance” and “aligning himself with the policies of the (Israeli) occupier.”
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhum says Trump’s remarks on terrorism and Islamic extremism in Riyadh yesterday were “aimed at besmirching the reputation of the Palestinian resistance.”
The group refuses to be treated as a “terrorist” organization, he tells AFP.
Meanwhile, senior Hamas official Mushir al-Masri says Trump is “aligning himself with the policies of the (Israeli) occupier”
Addressing Muslim leaders in Saudi Arabia, Trump yesterday called for unity against “Islamic terror,” specifically naming Shiite jihadist groups Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic State.
— with AFP
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