Ra'am MK Refuses to Call Hamas a Terror Group, Cites 'Charity' Aspect
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Member of Knesset Yasser Hegrat of the Ra'am party declined to label Hamas a terror organization, instead referring to it as partly a "charity organization" seeking state recognition. This statement was made to reporter Noh Dromi. Party Chairman Mansour Abbas previously stated he had an answer on Hamas but wouldn't share it due to threats, while also condemning the October 7th attacks.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- MK Yasser Hegrat called Hamas partly a "charity organization" seeking state recognition.
- Hegrat refused to explicitly label Hamas a terror organization when questioned by reporter Noh Dromi.
- Ra'am party chairman Mansour Abbas cited threats for not giving a definitive answer on Hamas.
- Abbas stated Ra'am condemned the October 7th attacks from civilian and religious perspectives.
- Hegrat's candidacy for the upcoming Knesset was approved by the High Court of Justice.
Member of Knesset Yasser Hegrat of the Ra'am party, whose candidacy for the upcoming Knesset is approved by the High Court of Justice, was questioned by reporter Noh Dromi about his stance on Hamas. When asked if he was prepared to state that Hamas is a terror organization, Hegrat responded that "part of it is a charity organization, and there is a part that wants to receive the right to exist and the right to recognition as a state." This exchange occurred three years after the October 7th massacre.
Several months prior, the party chairman, Member of Knesset Mansour Abbas, was asked about his position on Hamas. He stated he had a "unequivocal answer" but would not provide it, citing constant threats he receives from Arabs, Jews, and criminal organizations. Abbas added that his party has condemned "every act of terror and all the crimes that occurred on October 7th, not only from a civilian perspective but also from an Islamic religious perspective." He asserted that beyond this, no one should be subjected to a "loyalty test," calling it the wrong approach and a trap set by extremists in Israel.
