Hamas stands with Hezbollah, says Arab League ignores Israeli terror
After an Arab League summit including delegates from the Palestinian Authority produced a statement denouncing Hezbollah as a terrorist entity, Hamas and other Palestinian groups responded with defiance.
During their meeting at the Arab League in Cairo Nov. 19, Arab foreign ministers accused Lebanese Hezbollah of supporting terrorism through advanced weapons and ballistic missiles and of controlling Lebanon, since the movement is Iran’s biggest military arm in the region.
The statement shocked Palestinians and on Nov. 20, several Palestinian factions issued condemnations.
In a statement, Hamas rejected the labeling of Hezbollah as a terrorist group. The movement expressed surprise that the Arab statement did not mention the “Israeli terrorism” the Palestinian people suffer on a daily basis.
In its statement, Islamic Jihad condemned the Arab announcement, calling it a cover to fuel strife and conflicts in the region. The group believes the move serves what it deemed the “Zionist enemy.”
