Hamas Angered by Saudi Demand for Qatar to Cut Funding
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Hamas expressed shock on Wednesday over Saudi Arabia's demand that Qatar end its support for the Palestinian Islamist movement as tensions flared between Gulf Arab states.
Saudi Arabia and its allies cut off ties with Qatar on Monday after accusing the gas-rich state of supporting extremism across the region.
On Tuesday, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said that to rebuild relations, Doha must cut its support for "extremist" groups, including Hamas.
He said Qatar-supported Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, "undermines the Palestinian Authority."
In a statement on its website, Hamas said the party felt "deep regret and disapproval" at the Saudi statement.
"These statements are a shock to our Palestinian people and to our Arab and Islamic nation, which considers the Palestinian cause its central cause," the statement said.
Hamas swept Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006 but remains blacklisted as a terrorist group by the European Union and the United States.
The Islamist movement seized Gaza in a near civil war with forces loyal to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in 2007. The two factions have been at loggerheads ever since.
Hamas has fought three wars with Israel since 2008, and the Jewish state enforces a crippling blockade on Gaza.
Qatar has provided tens of millions of dollars for the reconstruction of Gaza since the last conflict with Israel in 2014.
07 June 2017, 15:30
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Spoken like a true Zionazi.
Fun thing is, Hamas was tolerated by the Israelis to weaken the secular Palestinian groups.
07 June 2017, 16:03
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funny thing hezbollah supported hamas, to weaken the palestinians too? LOL
07 June 2017, 16:16
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Funny thing is, Hamas betrayed Hezbollah and Syria as soon as Qatar started to fund them.
07 June 2017, 17:16
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funny thing is that they renewed their relations... LOL
"Hamas have said on Thursday that it has concluded a "successful" visit to Iran, adding that the visit would "usher in a new page of cooperation between Hamas and Iran."
"Although Iran's financing to Hamas has wavered, they have continued to directly give support to al-Qassam brigades, the military wing of the group who have a separate budget from the political faction."
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/indepth/2016/2/19/hamas-announces-new-page-of-cooperation-with-iran
07 June 2017, 18:22
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"gigahabib" is an unemployed Shia Pakistani (real name: Hafiz Riaz Hussain Najafi), living in his parent's basement in Birmingham, who earns his pocket money from the Iranian Islamic Republic by spreading hate and incitement on social media and news forums.
07 June 2017, 20:17
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KSA and gulf states have subordinated Palestinians to other key interests that threaten the rulers of those countries. Pals may have overplayed their hand. Their supporters don't seem to be willing to keep funding and supporting their cause forever.
