BDS says Hamas leader 'betrayed' Palestinians by meeting Moroccan PM
The boycott, divestment and sanctions movement slammed Ismail Haniyeh for meeting with Morocco's prime minister due to Morocco's relations with Israel.
The boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement is upset at a Hamas leader for meeting with the Moroccan prime minister due to Morocco having relations with Israel.
BDS released an Arabic-language statement on Tuesday to “denounce” Hamas’ political head, Ismail Haniyeh, for meeting with Moroccan Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani. The meeting took place last week during Haniyeh’s trip to Morocco, during which he also met with Islamist and opposition parties.
“We strongly condemn Haniyeh’s meeting with the Moroccan prime minister, which betrays our people and furthers normalization with the occupation and its continuing crimes,” BDS said in the statement.
BDS is a pro-Palestine movement that supports various boycotts against Israel due to its treatment of Palestinians, with supporters in Europe and the United States. BDS advocates consider it a non-violent resistance movement in support of the Palestinian cause. Critics argue it unfairly singles out and seeks to dismantle the state of Israel.
