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Israel/Palestine

shira

(30,109 posts) Wed Sep 7, 2016, 08:52 PM Sep 2016

B’Tselem activist avoids calling Hamas a terror group

A spokesperson for Israeli NGO B’Tselem repeatedly refused to categorise Hamas as a terrorist organisation during an interview with a Jewish TV Channel.

Sarit Michaeli was being interviewed by Dr Alan Mendoza, Executive Director of the Henry Jackson Society, for a segment on J-TV, a global Jewish YouTube channel launched earlier this year.

Dr Mendoza asked Ms Michaeli: “Is Hamas a terrorist organisation?”

Ms Michaeli replied saying: “Hamas engages in clear terrorist acts when it bombs Israeli civilians. We’ve denounced these actions clearly.

http://www.thejc.com/news/israel-news/162886/b%E2%80%99tselem-activist-avoids-calling-hamas-a-terror-group

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