Joint List Leader Refuses to Label Hamas a Terror Group
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Yosef Jabareen, leader of the Joint List, refused to explicitly label Hamas as a terror organization during an interview, stating he was not in an interrogation room. He reiterated condemnation of the October 7th massacre but avoided defining Hamas, even its military wing, as terroristic. Jabareen criticized Jewish politicians and argued against using slogans, emphasizing diverse Palestinian movements. The interviewer repeatedly pressed for a direct answer regarding Hamas.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Yosef Jabareen, leader of the Joint List, refused to call Hamas a terror organization.
- Jabareen stated he was "not in an interrogation room" when pressed for an answer.
- He reiterated condemnation of the October 7th massacre but avoided defining Hamas.
- The interviewer, Dani Hakhet, repeatedly sought a direct answer on Hamas's status.
- Jabareen criticized Jewish politicians and spoke of diverse Palestinian movements.
Yosef Jabareen, who leads the Joint List party, repeatedly evaded direct questions about whether Hamas is a terror organization during an interview. When pressed for a definitive answer, Jabareen stated, "I am really not in an interrogation room here." The interviewer, Dani Hakhet, asked Jabareen about the possibility of cooperation with opposition parties, using the classification of Hamas as a terror group as an example. Jabareen, however, avoided defining Hamas as a terror organization, even when specifically asked about its military wing. Instead, he reiterated his condemnation of the October 7th massacre and discussed the treatment of Palestinian movements.
Jabareen stated that the Joint List condemns the massacre in the Gaza envelope communities. He also criticized the Jewish political system, saying he does not hear value-based positions from many Jewish politicians that he himself expresses. Hakhet contrasted this by noting that Israeli politicians condemn Jewish terror acts in Judea and Samaria, despite their smaller scale compared to Hamas's October 7th attack, and questioned Jabareen's reluctance to label at least Hamas's military wing as terroristic.
Jabareen rejected the attempt to elicit a specific definition, arguing that public representatives should not adopt slogans. He explained that perspectives differ and that the Palestinian people comprise various movements. He also criticized the tendency to view all Palestinian factions as illegitimate. Hakhet pressed further, clarifying the question was specifically about Hamas, not all Palestinian factions, and repeated his demand for a direct answer. Jabareen again deflected, stating he had already answered to the best of his ability.
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