Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – On Saturday, the Israel in Arabic page of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs cited a video clip of statements made by the former head of Saudi intelligence, Prince Turki Al-Faisal, about the Islamic Resistance Movement “Hamas” in a speech he delivered at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, on Tuesday. .
The Saudi prince said in the part published by Israel in Arabic: “I strongly condemn Hamas’ targeting of civilian targets of any age or gender that it is accused of. Such targeting belies Hamas’ claim to Islamic identity. Islam prohibits the killing of children, women and the elderly. The prohibition also prohibits the desecration of places of worship, and I condemn it.” Hamas continues to undermine the Palestinian Authority.
The Deputy Director of the United Nations and International Organizations Division at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amir Weisbrod, re-published the same clip, saying with a comment: “Prince Turki Al-Faisal is pointing the finger at the letters that the terrorist operations carried out by Hamas contradict the Islamic values that prohibit the killing of children and women… Hamas aims to Destabilizing the region. The majority of the region’s residents want a secure future. I am certain that reason and wisdom will prevail against extremism.”
Prince Turki Al-Faisal had also said in the same speech: “I also condemn Hamas for giving a pretext to the government of Israel, which is ostracized throughout the world, including half of the Israeli people, as fascist and criminal… I condemn Hamas for giving this (Israeli) government the pretext to ethnically cleanse Gaza of its citizens and bomb them until Extermination…”
He added: “All militarily occupied peoples have the right to resist their occupation, even militarily. I do not support the military option in Palestine. I prefer the other option, civil rebellion and disobedience. This brought down the British Empire in India and the Soviet Empire in Eastern Europe. Israel has overwhelming military superiority and we see in front of “We see the destruction and annihilation you are inflicting on the people of Gaza.”
2023-10-22 05:24:29
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