A report circulating Monday quotes Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas as stating in a 2021 interview that Hamas is not a terrorist organization but a local group engaged in a national struggle. The report has not been independently verified.
A report circulated Monday claims that Mansour Abbas, chairman of the Ra'am party, stated in a 2021 interview that Hamas is not a terrorist organization but a local group engaged in a national struggle. The report, posted on the source, does not provide a video or direct transcript of the interview. Abbas has previously faced criticism from Israeli commentators for refusing to explicitly condemn Hamas, as The Zioneer has reported. The claim has not been independently verified. The timing of the report's circulation is unclear.
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