PA PM defends Hamas as “a pillar in Palestinian national movement, not a terror organization”
PA Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh: “Hamas is a central component in the Palestinian political arena. Likewise, Hamas and Fatah are two pillars in the Palestinian national movement… We defended the Hamas Movement at the UN. When the UN wanted to define Hamas as a terrorist movement, we set out against this resolution and thwarted it. Today it’s Hamas, tomorrow the Popular Front [for the Liberation of Palestine] (PFLP), afterwards Fatah... Even the PLO today is registered in the American Congress as a terror organization. We are defending our national project with all its details and parts… Our minds and hearts are open to reach true national unity that will end this [Hamas-Fatah] rift.”
[Al-Araby TV (Qatar-based), YouTube channel, Dec. 10, 2023]