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The Dangerous American Legitimization of Hamas
(Israel Hayom) Amb. Freddy Eytan - Jared Kushner's recent meeting with a Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt clearly breaks with the traditional policy of the American administration. How can Donald Trump authorize direct negotiations with a terrorist organization? America appears to be exhausted, profoundly weary of the various conflicts, particularly those in the Middle East. Hamas is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. It still claims the "liberation" of all of Palestine, "from the river to the sea." It clearly means the destruction of the Jewish state. Furthermore, this movement calls for the murder of Jews and glorifies holy war, global jihad. It still considers Israel to be part of "Muslim Holy Land," a territory where Jews have no right to live. The writer, a researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, is a former Foreign Ministry senior adviser who was Israel's first ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.