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Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20853/hamas-politicians-terrorists
No Difference between Hamas "Politicians" and Terrorists
(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - Hamas has chosen arch-terrorist Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023, atrocities against thousands of Israelis, as chairman of its "political bureau." By electing Sinwar as its "political" leader, Hamas itself is stating that it does not distinguish between politicians and terrorists. It also demonstrates that when it comes to Islamist terrorist organizations, there is no difference between political and military leaders. Did anyone ever consider referring to Osama bin Laden and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the heads of Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (ISIS), as the "political leaders" of their organizations? Hamas's "political bureau" includes several figures such as Khalil al-Hayya, Khaled Mashaal, Musa Abu Marzouk, Ghazi Hamad, and Taher a-Nunu who have long been advocating the armed struggle against Israel and glorifying acts of terrorism against Israelis. On the day of the Hamas-led attack on Israeli communities, these leaders held a special prayer in the office of Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar, to thank God for the crimes perpetrated by their terrorists and thousands of "ordinary Palestinians," which resulted in the murders of 1,200 Israelis and the abduction of 240 others to Gaza.