Hamas' Haniyeh: Jews are not the enemy

Ma'an
De facto Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh met on Thursday with a group of ultra-Orthodox Jews who arrived in Gaza with a US aid convoy.

Haniyeh told the members of the Neturei Karta sect that Jews are not the enemies of the Arabs or Muslims. “Our problem is with the occupation, that stems from the Zionist ideology and its desire to disperse all the Palestinians,” he said.

The Hamas leader praised his four Jewish guests, saying, "Those religious figures that express their objection to the siege, the aggression and the crimes – we can't help but respect them and for their beliefs and their culture."

Haniyeh also said that the US-based Viva Palestina convoy “is proof that the American people is not entirely a people of occupation and is not entirely on the side of the criminal Zionist regime.”

"We view you as heroes, you are opening the eyes of the world to the siege in the Strip,” he added.

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