Posted on 10/29/2023 3:14:40 PM PDT by Mariner
Last March, a Palestinian delegation arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian officials. The delegation was from Hamas, the militant Palestinian group that's been labeled a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union. The meeting, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, touched on Russia's "unchanged position in support of a just solution to the Palestinian problem."
"When considering the issue of restoring Palestinian national unity, the Russian side expressed its readiness to continue to assist in overcoming differences and bringing together the positions of leading Palestinian political forces and movements on the platform of the Palestine Liberation Organization," the ministry's readout said.
Russia's ties to Hamas are well-documented, as are its ties to Hamas's main backer, Iran. For some observers and commentators of the ongoing bloodshed in Israel, that in itself is cause for blaming Moscow, accusing it of having a direct hand in the spiraling violence.
That's not correct, said Hanna Notte, a Berlin-based analyst with the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and an expert on Russian policy in the Middle East.
(Excerpt) Read more at rferl.org ...
What Role Does Russia Have To Play In Hamas's Invasion Of Israel?
Better question:
What did The Deep Swamp/CIA do that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is hiding with Distraction Disinformation?
I think you did not read the article.
I watched 'em do a full 180 over the last 25 years.
Tell Russia to condemn Hamas.
Cute cartoon, but non sequitur.
How much did the US $4 billion to Iran help woth the invasion?
You flunked Geopolitics 099 (the remedial class), marcus.
What do I have to do with Russia? Why me?
Tell Russia to condemn Hamas.
Tucker Carlson - a face that invites slapping.
The Biden administration seems to be Iran’s main supporter.
Do you have some sort of brain damage?
They think you have the red phone.
To be fair, I do possess The Comfy Chair, which I acquired at a garage sale in Britain.
I could put an end to the conflict before lunch, by seizing the dying Putin and forcing him to endure a few hours in The Chair.
Putin is “eager” for the two-state solution because, in all likelihood, it’s the official policy position of the United Nations going back to 1947, when the Partition Plan for Mandatory Palestine was passed.
The borders of these two states (Israel and a hypothetical Palestinian state) have been subject to constant debate and dispute, but the two-state solution has been advocated by most of the world’s nations going back decades.
Netnyahu provided financial and material aid to Hamas to have them serve as a counter to Fatah in the West Bank for years, as a matter of policy.
Was he also guilty of weaponizing Islam?
This article seems to imply that Russia having diplomatic relations with Hamas is something relatively new.
Given that Russia has had diplomatic relations with the Palestinians since the days of the USSR, it should be unsurprising that they would likewise treat with Hamas diplomatically since they attained a legislative majority in 2006.
Some might also be surprised that the majority of the world does not consider Hamas a terrorist organization; as far as I’m aware, only Australia, Canada, the European Union, Israel, Japan, Paraguay, the United Kingdom, and the United States do.
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